[PATCH] KEYS: put keyring if install_session_keyring_to_cred() fails

From: Eric Biggers
Date: Sat Apr 01 2017 - 14:54:33 EST


From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>

In join_session_keyring(), if install_session_keyring_to_cred() were to
fail, we would leak the keyring reference, just like in the bug fixed by
commit 23567fd052a9 ("KEYS: Fix keyring ref leak in
join_session_keyring()"). Fortunately this cannot happen currently, but
we really should be more careful. Do this by adding and using a new
error label at which the keyring reference is dropped.

Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/keys/process_keys.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/keys/process_keys.c b/security/keys/process_keys.c
index b6fdd22205b1..fc60f998c74d 100644
--- a/security/keys/process_keys.c
+++ b/security/keys/process_keys.c
@@ -799,15 +799,14 @@ long join_session_keyring(const char *name)
ret = PTR_ERR(keyring);
goto error2;
} else if (keyring == new->session_keyring) {
- key_put(keyring);
ret = 0;
- goto error2;
+ goto error3;
}

/* we've got a keyring - now to install it */
ret = install_session_keyring_to_cred(new, keyring);
if (ret < 0)
- goto error2;
+ goto error3;

commit_creds(new);
mutex_unlock(&key_session_mutex);
@@ -817,6 +816,8 @@ long join_session_keyring(const char *name)
okay:
return ret;

+error3:
+ key_put(keyring);
error2:
mutex_unlock(&key_session_mutex);
error:
--
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