[PATCH] fs: fix incorrect lflags value in the move_mount syscall
From: Yuntao Wang
Date: Mon Aug 11 2025 - 01:26:28 EST
The lflags value used to look up from_path was overwritten by the one used
to look up to_path.
In other words, from_path was looked up with the wrong lflags value. Fix it.
Fixes: f9fde814de37 ("fs: support getname_maybe_null() in move_mount()")
Signed-off-by: Yuntao Wang <yuntao.wang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/namespace.c | 22 +++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index ddfd4457d338..43665cb6df28 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -4551,20 +4551,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(move_mount,
if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_SET_GROUP) mflags |= MNT_TREE_PROPAGATION;
if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_BENEATH) mflags |= MNT_TREE_BENEATH;
- lflags = 0;
- if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_F_SYMLINKS) lflags |= LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
- if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_F_AUTOMOUNTS) lflags |= LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT;
- uflags = 0;
- if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_F_EMPTY_PATH) uflags = AT_EMPTY_PATH;
- from_name = getname_maybe_null(from_pathname, uflags);
- if (IS_ERR(from_name))
- return PTR_ERR(from_name);
-
lflags = 0;
if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_T_SYMLINKS) lflags |= LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_T_AUTOMOUNTS) lflags |= LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT;
+
uflags = 0;
if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_T_EMPTY_PATH) uflags = AT_EMPTY_PATH;
+
to_name = getname_maybe_null(to_pathname, uflags);
if (IS_ERR(to_name))
return PTR_ERR(to_name);
@@ -4582,6 +4575,17 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(move_mount,
return ret;
}
+ lflags = 0;
+ if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_F_SYMLINKS) lflags |= LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
+ if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_F_AUTOMOUNTS) lflags |= LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT;
+
+ uflags = 0;
+ if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_F_EMPTY_PATH) uflags = AT_EMPTY_PATH;
+
+ from_name = getname_maybe_null(from_pathname, uflags);
+ if (IS_ERR(from_name))
+ return PTR_ERR(from_name);
+
if (!from_name && from_dfd >= 0) {
CLASS(fd_raw, f_from)(from_dfd);
if (fd_empty(f_from))
--
2.50.1