Re: [PATCH] vfs: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference ininode_permission()

[Steven Rostedt]

On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:37:06 -0500
Eric Paris <eparis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> > Oh wait, you said not to clear the member. Thus, the patch would look
> > like this:
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> SMACK also needs this change somehow in smack_inode_free_security()
> 
> but at least from an SELinux PoV, I think it's quick and easy, but wrong
> for maintainability...

I agree, but for this late in the -rc window, this may be the best
thing for now. We can think of a better solution for the future.

-- Steve
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