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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 9e425e7e6c8f..14ab8d3f2f0c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned int flags,
/*
* Read/write DACs are always overridable.
- * Executable DACs are overridable if at least one exec bit is set.
+ * Executable DACs are overridable for all directories and
+ * for non-directories that have least one exec bit set.
*/
if (!(mask & MAY_EXEC) || execute_ok(inode))
if (ns_capable(inode_userns(inode), CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE))
@@ -432,6 +433,8 @@ static int unlazy_walk(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry)
goto err_parent;
BUG_ON(nd->inode != parent->d_inode);
} else {
+ if (dentry->d_parent != parent)
+ goto err_parent;
spin_lock_nested(&dentry->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
if (!__d_rcu_to_refcount(dentry, nd->seq))
goto err_child;
@@ -939,7 +942,6 @@ static bool __follow_mount_rcu(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
* Don't forget we might have a non-mountpoint managed dentry
* that wants to block transit.
*/
- *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
if (unlikely(managed_dentry_might_block(path->dentry)))
return false;
@@ -952,6 +954,12 @@ static bool __follow_mount_rcu(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
path->mnt = mounted;
path->dentry = mounted->mnt_root;
nd->seq = read_seqcount_begin(&path->dentry->d_seq);
+ /*
+ * Update the inode too. We don't need to re-check the
+ * dentry sequence number here after this d_inode read,
+ * because a mount-point is always pinned.
+ */
+ *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
}
return true;
}
@@ -1011,9 +1019,6 @@ failed:
* Follow down to the covering mount currently visible to userspace. At each
* point, the filesystem owning that dentry may be queried as to whether the
* caller is permitted to proceed or not.
- *
- * Care must be taken as namespace_sem may be held (indicated by mounting_here
- * being true).
*/
int follow_down(struct path *path)
{