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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 3d3c3ea3a02..a27a5f64443 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe";
/**
* request_module - try to load a kernel module
- * @fmt: printf style format string for the name of the module
- * @varargs: arguements as specified in the format string
+ * @fmt: printf style format string for the name of the module
+ * @...: arguments as specified in the format string
*
* Load a module using the user mode module loader. The function returns
* zero on success or a negative errno code on failure. Note that a
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_module);
struct subprocess_info {
struct work_struct work;
struct completion *complete;
+ struct cred *cred;
char *path;
char **argv;
char **envp;
- struct key *ring;
enum umh_wait wait;
int retval;
struct file *stdin;
@@ -134,19 +134,20 @@ struct subprocess_info {
static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
{
struct subprocess_info *sub_info = data;
- struct key *new_session, *old_session;
int retval;
- /* Unblock all signals and set the session keyring. */
- new_session = key_get(sub_info->ring);
+ BUG_ON(atomic_read(&sub_info->cred->usage) != 1);
+
+ /* Unblock all signals */
spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
- old_session = __install_session_keyring(current, new_session);
flush_signal_handlers(current, 1);
sigemptyset(&current->blocked);
recalc_sigpending();
spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
- key_put(old_session);
+ /* Install the credentials */
+ commit_creds(sub_info->cred);
+ sub_info->cred = NULL;
/* Install input pipe when needed */
if (sub_info->stdin) {
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info)
{
if (info->cleanup)
(*info->cleanup)(info->argv, info->envp);
+ if (info->cred)
+ put_cred(info->cred);
kfree(info);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_freeinfo);
@@ -240,6 +243,8 @@ static void __call_usermodehelper(struct work_struct *work)
pid_t pid;
enum umh_wait wait = sub_info->wait;
+ BUG_ON(atomic_read(&sub_info->cred->usage) != 1);
+
/* CLONE_VFORK: wait until the usermode helper has execve'd
* successfully We need the data structures to stay around
* until that is done. */
@@ -362,6 +367,9 @@ struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(char *path, char **argv,
sub_info->path = path;
sub_info->argv = argv;
sub_info->envp = envp;
+ sub_info->cred = prepare_usermodehelper_creds();
+ if (!sub_info->cred)
+ return NULL;
out:
return sub_info;
@@ -376,7 +384,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setup);
void call_usermodehelper_setkeys(struct subprocess_info *info,
struct key *session_keyring)
{
- info->ring = session_keyring;
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
+ struct thread_group_cred *tgcred = info->cred->tgcred;
+ key_put(tgcred->session_keyring);
+ tgcred->session_keyring = key_get(session_keyring);
+#else
+ BUG();
+#endif
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setkeys);
@@ -444,6 +458,8 @@ int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *sub_info,
DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
int retval = 0;
+ BUG_ON(atomic_read(&sub_info->cred->usage) != 1);
+
helper_lock();
if (sub_info->path[0] == '\0')
goto out;