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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index 67066bb58b83..afa6d4024c67 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ found:
}
/**
- * keyring_search_aux - Search a keyring tree for a key matching some criteria
+ * keyring_search_rcu - Search a keyring tree for a matching key under RCU
* @keyring_ref: A pointer to the keyring with possession indicator.
* @ctx: The keyring search context.
*
@@ -847,7 +847,9 @@ found:
* addition, the LSM gets to forbid keyring searches and key matches.
*
* The search is performed as a breadth-then-depth search up to the prescribed
- * limit (KEYRING_SEARCH_MAX_DEPTH).
+ * limit (KEYRING_SEARCH_MAX_DEPTH). The caller must hold the RCU read lock to
+ * prevent keyrings from being destroyed or rearranged whilst they are being
+ * searched.
*
* Keys are matched to the type provided and are then filtered by the match
* function, which is given the description to use in any way it sees fit. The
@@ -866,7 +868,7 @@ found:
* In the case of a successful return, the possession attribute from
* @keyring_ref is propagated to the returned key reference.
*/
-key_ref_t keyring_search_aux(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
+key_ref_t keyring_search_rcu(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
struct keyring_search_context *ctx)
{
struct key *keyring;
@@ -888,11 +890,9 @@ key_ref_t keyring_search_aux(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
return ERR_PTR(err);
}
- rcu_read_lock();
ctx->now = ktime_get_real_seconds();
if (search_nested_keyrings(keyring, ctx))
__key_get(key_ref_to_ptr(ctx->result));
- rcu_read_unlock();
return ctx->result;
}
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ key_ref_t keyring_search_aux(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
* @type: The type of keyring we want to find.
* @description: The name of the keyring we want to find.
*
- * As keyring_search_aux() above, but using the current task's credentials and
+ * As keyring_search_rcu() above, but using the current task's credentials and
* type's default matching function and preferred search method.
*/
key_ref_t keyring_search(key_ref_t keyring,
@@ -928,7 +928,9 @@ key_ref_t keyring_search(key_ref_t keyring,
return ERR_PTR(ret);
}
- key = keyring_search_aux(keyring, &ctx);
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ key = keyring_search_rcu(keyring, &ctx);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
if (type->match_free)
type->match_free(&ctx.match_data);