From: Marc Dionne <marc.dionne@xxxxxxxxxxxx> The AFS_ACE_READ and AFS_ACE_WRITE permission bits should not be used to make access decisions for the directory itself. They are meant to control access for the objects contained in that directory. Reading a directory is allowed if the AFS_ACE_LOOKUP bit is set. This would cause an incorrect access denied error for a directory with AFS_ACE_LOOKUP but not AFS_ACE_READ. The AFS_ACE_WRITE bit does not allow operations that modify the directory. For a directory with AFS_ACE_WRITE but neither AFS_ACE_INSERT nor AFS_ACE_DELETE, this would result in trying operations that would ultimately be denied by the server. Signed-off-by: Marc Dionne <marc.dionne@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/afs/security.c | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/afs/security.c b/fs/afs/security.c index ecb86a670180..faca66227ecf 100644 --- a/fs/afs/security.c +++ b/fs/afs/security.c @@ -327,12 +327,11 @@ int afs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask) if (!(access & AFS_ACE_LOOKUP)) goto permission_denied; } else if (mask & MAY_READ) { - if (!(access & AFS_ACE_READ)) + if (!(access & AFS_ACE_LOOKUP)) goto permission_denied; } else if (mask & MAY_WRITE) { if (!(access & (AFS_ACE_DELETE | /* rmdir, unlink, rename from */ - AFS_ACE_INSERT | /* create, mkdir, symlink, rename to */ - AFS_ACE_WRITE))) /* chmod */ + AFS_ACE_INSERT))) /* create, mkdir, symlink, rename to */ goto permission_denied; } else { BUG();