Re: [PATCH -next] cred: add missing return error code when set_cred_ucounts() failed

From: Alexey Gladkov
Date: Fri May 28 2021 - 07:41:18 EST


On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 11:10:27AM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Alexey Gladkov <legion@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 05:10:43PM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> >> Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >>
> >> > If set_cred_ucounts() failed, we need return the error code.
> >>
> >> Alex how does this look to you?
> >>
> >> This is showing up now as I have finally dropped the code in linux-next
> >> and other people are looking at it.
> >>
> >> At a quick fix looks correct to me.
> >
> > Yes, this is the right fix. I miss it.
>
>
> Can I have your Acked-by or Reviewed-by.
> Thank you.

Yes.

Reviewed-by: Alexey Gladkov <legion@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Alexey Gladkov <legion@xxxxxxxxxx>

> >> > Fixes: 905ae01c4ae2 ("Add a reference to ucounts for each cred")
> >> > Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > ---
> >> > kernel/cred.c | 3 ++-
> >> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >> >
> >> > diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
> >> > index db7c46bf36e5..e6fd2b3fc31f 100644
> >> > --- a/kernel/cred.c
> >> > +++ b/kernel/cred.c
> >> > @@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ int copy_creds(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags)
> >> > ret = create_user_ns(new);
> >> > if (ret < 0)
> >> > goto error_put;
> >> > - if (set_cred_ucounts(new) < 0)
> >> > + ret = set_cred_ucounts(new);
> >> > + if (ret < 0)
> >> > goto error_put;
> >> > }
> >>
>
> Eric
>

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Rgrds, legion