From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:08:54 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: fix race in audit_get_nd()
X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=15a9155fe3e8215c02b80df51ec2cac7c0d726ad;p=linux-beck.git

fix race in audit_get_nd()

don't rely on pathname resolution ending up twice at the same point...

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---

diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index d2e3c7866460..20b9fe6907d0 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ int audit_watch_compare(struct audit_watch *watch, unsigned long ino, dev_t dev)
 }
 
 /* Initialize a parent watch entry. */
-static struct audit_parent *audit_init_parent(struct nameidata *ndp)
+static struct audit_parent *audit_init_parent(struct path *path)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = ndp->path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 	struct audit_parent *parent;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -353,53 +353,40 @@ static void audit_remove_parent_watches(struct audit_parent *parent)
 }
 
 /* Get path information necessary for adding watches. */
-static int audit_get_nd(char *path, struct nameidata **ndp, struct nameidata **ndw)
+static int audit_get_nd(struct audit_watch *watch, struct path *parent)
 {
-	struct nameidata *ndparent, *ndwatch;
+	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct dentry *d;
 	int err;
 
-	ndparent = kmalloc(sizeof(*ndparent), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!ndparent))
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = path_lookup(watch->path, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	ndwatch = kmalloc(sizeof(*ndwatch), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!ndwatch)) {
-		kfree(ndparent);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (nd.last_type != LAST_NORM) {
+		path_put(&nd.path);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = path_lookup(path, LOOKUP_PARENT, ndparent);
-	if (err) {
-		kfree(ndparent);
-		kfree(ndwatch);
-		return err;
+	mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+	d = lookup_one_len(nd.last.name, nd.path.dentry, nd.last.len);
+	if (IS_ERR(d)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
+		return PTR_ERR(d);
 	}
-
-	err = path_lookup(path, 0, ndwatch);
-	if (err) {
-		kfree(ndwatch);
-		ndwatch = NULL;
+	if (d->d_inode) {
+		/* update watch filter fields */
+		watch->dev = d->d_inode->i_sb->s_dev;
+		watch->ino = d->d_inode->i_ino;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
-	*ndp = ndparent;
-	*ndw = ndwatch;
-
+	*parent = nd.path;
+	dput(d);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Release resources used for watch path information. */
-static void audit_put_nd(struct nameidata *ndp, struct nameidata *ndw)
-{
-	if (ndp) {
-		path_put(&ndp->path);
-		kfree(ndp);
-	}
-	if (ndw) {
-		path_put(&ndw->path);
-		kfree(ndw);
-	}
-}
-
 /* Associate the given rule with an existing parent.
  * Caller must hold audit_filter_mutex. */
 static void audit_add_to_parent(struct audit_krule *krule,
@@ -440,31 +427,24 @@ int audit_add_watch(struct audit_krule *krule, struct list_head **list)
 {
 	struct audit_watch *watch = krule->watch;
 	struct audit_parent *parent;
-	struct nameidata *ndp = NULL, *ndw = NULL;
+	struct path parent_path;
 	int h, ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
 
 	/* Avoid calling path_lookup under audit_filter_mutex. */
-	ret = audit_get_nd(watch->path, &ndp, &ndw);
-	if (ret) {
-		/* caller expects mutex locked */
-		mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
-		goto error;
-	}
+	ret = audit_get_nd(watch, &parent_path);
 
+	/* caller expects mutex locked */
 	mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
 
-	/* update watch filter fields */
-	if (ndw) {
-		watch->dev = ndw->path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_dev;
-		watch->ino = ndw->path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* either find an old parent or attach a new one */
-	parent = audit_find_parent(ndp->path.dentry->d_inode);
+	parent = audit_find_parent(parent_path.dentry->d_inode);
 	if (!parent) {
-		parent = audit_init_parent(ndp);
+		parent = audit_init_parent(&parent_path);
 		if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(parent);
 			goto error;
@@ -479,9 +459,8 @@ int audit_add_watch(struct audit_krule *krule, struct list_head **list)
 	h = audit_hash_ino((u32)watch->ino);
 	*list = &audit_inode_hash[h];
 error:
-	audit_put_nd(ndp, ndw);		/* NULL args OK */
+	path_put(&parent_path);
 	return ret;
-
 }
 
 void audit_remove_watch_rule(struct audit_krule *krule)