[PATCH] CRED: Further fix execve error handling

From: David Howells
Date: Wed Aug 20 2008 - 09:56:50 EST


Further fix [compat_]do_execve() error handling. free_bprm() will release the
cred_exec_mutex, but only if bprm->cred is not NULL.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

fs/compat.c | 3 ++-
fs/exec.c | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index af24b8a..918f0f2 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ int compat_do_execve(char * filename,
file = open_exec(filename);
retval = PTR_ERR(file);
if (IS_ERR(file))
- goto out_unlock;
+ goto out_free;

sched_exec();

@@ -1427,6 +1427,7 @@ out_file:
allow_write_access(bprm->file);
fput(bprm->file);
}
+ goto out_free;

out_unlock:
mutex_unlock(&current->cred_exec_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 4b31a72..7b71679 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ int do_execve(char * filename,
file = open_exec(filename);
retval = PTR_ERR(file);
if (IS_ERR(file))
- goto out_unlock;
+ goto out_free;

sched_exec();

@@ -1376,6 +1376,7 @@ out_file:
allow_write_access(bprm->file);
fput(bprm->file);
}
+ goto out_free;

out_unlock:
mutex_unlock(&current->cred_exec_mutex);

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