[RESEND PATCH] [BUGFIX] bsdacct: Fix access to invalid filp in acct_on()

[Louis Rilling]

Andrew,

Now that the merge window is closed, could you have a look at this? I couldn't
find any official maintainer for bsdacct.

Thanks!

Louis

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From: Renaud Lottiaux <renaud.lottiaux@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [BUGFIX] bsdacct: Fix access to invalid filp in acct_on()

The file opened in acct_on and freshly stored in the ns->bacct struct can
be closed in acct_file_reopen by a concurrent call after we release
acct_lock and before we call mntput(file->f_path.mnt).

Record file->f_path.mnt in a local variable and use this variable only.

Signed-off-by: Renaud Lottiaux <renaud.lottiaux@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Louis Rilling <louis.rilling@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/acct.c |    6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 7afa315..9f33910 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ static void acct_file_reopen(struct bsd_acct_struct *acct, struct file *file,
 static int acct_on(char *name)
 {
 	struct file *file;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	int error;
 	struct pid_namespace *ns;
 	struct bsd_acct_struct *acct = NULL;
@@ -256,11 +257,12 @@ static int acct_on(char *name)
 		acct = NULL;
 	}
 
-	mnt_pin(file->f_path.mnt);
+	mnt = file->f_path.mnt;
+	mnt_pin(mnt);
 	acct_file_reopen(ns->bacct, file, ns);
 	spin_unlock(&acct_lock);
 
-	mntput(file->f_path.mnt); /* it's pinned, now give up active reference */
+	mntput(mnt); /* it's pinned, now give up active reference */
 	kfree(acct);
 
 	return 0;
-- 
1.5.6.5

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