Mimi Zohar <[email protected]> wrote: > Dot prefixed keyring names are supposed to be reserved for the > kernel, but add_key() calls key_get_type_from_user(), which > incorrectly verifies the 'type' field, not the 'description' field. > This patch verifies the 'description' field isn't dot prefixed, > when creating a new keyring, and removes the dot prefix test in > key_get_type_from_user(). > > Changelog v6: > - whitespace and other cleanup > > Changelog v5: > - Only prevent userspace from creating a dot prefixed keyring, not > regular keys - Dmitry > > Reported-by: Dmitry Kasatkin <[email protected]> > Cc: David Howells <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <[email protected]>
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