From 03449cd9eaa4fa3a7faa4a59474bafe2e90bd143 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Howells Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:13:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] keys: the request_key() syscall should link an existing key to the dest keyring The request_key() system call and request_key_and_link() should make a link from an existing key to the destination keyring (if supplied), not just from a new key to the destination keyring. This can be tested by: ring=`keyctl newring fred @s` keyctl request2 user debug:a a keyctl request user debug:a $ring keyctl list $ring If it says: keyring is empty then it didn't work. If it shows something like: 1 key in keyring: 1070462727: --alswrv 0 0 user: debug:a then it did. request_key() system call is meant to recursively search all your keyrings for the key you desire, and, optionally, if it doesn't exist, call out to userspace to create one for you. If request_key() finds or creates a key, it should, optionally, create a link to that key from the destination keyring specified. Therefore, if, after a successful call to request_key() with a desination keyring specified, you see the destination keyring empty, the code didn't work correctly. If you see the found key in the keyring, then it did - which is what the patch is required for. Signed-off-by: David Howells Cc: James Morris Cc: Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- security/keys/request_key.c | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c index ea97c3120d66..d737cea5347c 100644 --- a/security/keys/request_key.c +++ b/security/keys/request_key.c @@ -339,8 +339,10 @@ static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type, key_already_present: mutex_unlock(&key_construction_mutex); - if (dest_keyring) + if (dest_keyring) { + __key_link(dest_keyring, key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref)); up_write(&dest_keyring->sem); + } mutex_unlock(&user->cons_lock); key_put(key); *_key = key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref); @@ -431,6 +433,11 @@ struct key *request_key_and_link(struct key_type *type, if (!IS_ERR(key_ref)) { key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref); + if (dest_keyring) { + construct_get_dest_keyring(&dest_keyring); + key_link(dest_keyring, key); + key_put(dest_keyring); + } } else if (PTR_ERR(key_ref) != -EAGAIN) { key = ERR_CAST(key_ref); } else { -- 2.20.1