Re: [PATCH] KEYS: prevent KEYCTL_READ on negative key

[David Howells]

Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +	if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE, &key->flags)) {
> +		ret = -ENOKEY;
> +		goto error2;
> +	}

It might be better to do this check in key_validate().  Also, it should
perhaps take the error from key->reject_error.

David