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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index 73bf35e9e378..a86d0ae1773c 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -985,15 +985,15 @@ found:
/*
* Find a keyring with the specified name.
*
- * All named keyrings in the current user namespace are searched, provided they
- * grant Search permission directly to the caller (unless this check is
- * skipped). Keyrings whose usage points have reached zero or who have been
- * revoked are skipped.
+ * Only keyrings that have nonzero refcount, are not revoked, and are owned by a
+ * user in the current user namespace are considered. If @uid_keyring is %true,
+ * the keyring additionally must have been allocated as a user or user session
+ * keyring; otherwise, it must grant Search permission directly to the caller.
*
* Returns a pointer to the keyring with the keyring's refcount having being
* incremented on success. -ENOKEY is returned if a key could not be found.
*/
-struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool skip_perm_check)
+struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool uid_keyring)
{
struct key *keyring;
int bucket;
@@ -1021,10 +1021,15 @@ struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool skip_perm_check)
if (strcmp(keyring->description, name) != 0)
continue;
- if (!skip_perm_check &&
- key_permission(make_key_ref(keyring, 0),
- KEY_NEED_SEARCH) < 0)
- continue;
+ if (uid_keyring) {
+ if (!test_bit(KEY_FLAG_UID_KEYRING,
+ &keyring->flags))
+ continue;
+ } else {
+ if (key_permission(make_key_ref(keyring, 0),
+ KEY_NEED_SEARCH) < 0)
+ continue;
+ }
/* we've got a match but we might end up racing with
* key_cleanup() if the keyring is currently 'dead'