linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fscrypt: fix keyring memory leak on mount failure

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Message-ID: <Y0343O5W7ehNUDP8@sol.localdomain>
Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:52:44 -0700
From:   Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To:     linux-fscrypt@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com,
        syzbot+104c2a89561289cec13e@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fscrypt: fix keyring memory leak on mount failure

On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 02:38:38PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
> 
> Commit d7e7b9af104c ("fscrypt: stop using keyrings subsystem for
> fscrypt_master_key") moved the keyring destruction from __put_super() to
> generic_shutdown_super() so that the filesystem's block device(s) are
> still available.  Unfortunately, this causes a memory leak in the case
> where a mount is attempted with the test_dummy_encryption mount option,
> but the mount fails after the option has already been processed.
> 
> To fix this, attempt the keyring destruction in both places.
> 
> Reported-by: syzbot+104c2a89561289cec13e@...kaller.appspotmail.com
> Fixes: d7e7b9af104c ("fscrypt: stop using keyrings subsystem for fscrypt_master_key")
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>

Applied to fscrypt.git#for-stable for 6.1.

As usual, I'd greatly appreciate reviews though...

- Eric