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* [PATCH] security: keys: add NULL checking for key->type->instantiate
@ 2019-01-25  7:16 Geliang Tang
  2019-02-06 22:26 ` David Howells
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Geliang Tang @ 2019-01-25  7:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Howells, James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn
  Cc: Geliang Tang, keyrings, linux-security-module, linux-kernel

key->type->instantiate can be NULL, add NULL checking to prevent
NULL pointer dereference in __key_instantiate_and_link().

Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@gmail.com>
---
 security/keys/key.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index 44a80d6741a1..ae3cc11be0d2 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ static int __key_instantiate_and_link(struct key *key,
 	/* can't instantiate twice */
 	if (key->state == KEY_IS_UNINSTANTIATED) {
 		/* instantiate the key */
-		ret = key->type->instantiate(key, prep);
+		if (key->type->instantiate)
+			ret = key->type->instantiate(key, prep);
 
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			/* mark the key as being instantiated */
-- 
2.17.1


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