The function autofs_expire_run calls dput(dentry) to drop the reference count of dentry. However, dentry is read via autofs_dentry_ino(dentry) after that. This may result in a use-free-bug. The patch drops the reference count of dentry only when it is never used. Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@xxxxxxx> --- fs/autofs/expire.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/autofs/expire.c b/fs/autofs/expire.c index d441244..28d9c2b 100644 --- a/fs/autofs/expire.c +++ b/fs/autofs/expire.c @@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ int autofs_expire_run(struct super_block *sb, pkt.len = dentry->d_name.len; memcpy(pkt.name, dentry->d_name.name, pkt.len); pkt.name[pkt.len] = '\0'; - dput(dentry); if (copy_to_user(pkt_p, &pkt, sizeof(struct autofs_packet_expire))) ret = -EFAULT; @@ -609,6 +608,8 @@ int autofs_expire_run(struct super_block *sb, complete_all(&ino->expire_complete); spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock); + dput(dentry); + return ret; } -- 2.7.4
