Instead of an additional secureexec check for pdeath_signal, just move it up into the initial secureexec test. Neither perf nor arch code touches pdeath_signal, so the relocation shouldn't change anything. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/exec.c | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c index 4227c1e56566..9525ac15b897 100644 --- a/fs/exec.c +++ b/fs/exec.c @@ -1350,6 +1350,9 @@ void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm) bprm->secureexec |= bprm->cap_elevated; if (bprm->secureexec) { + /* Make sure parent cannot signal privileged process. */ + current->pdeath_signal = 0; + /* * For secureexec, reset the stack limit to sane default to * avoid bad behavior from the prior rlimits. This has to @@ -1382,10 +1385,6 @@ void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm) */ current->mm->task_size = TASK_SIZE; - if (bprm->secureexec) { - current->pdeath_signal = 0; - } - /* An exec changes our domain. We are no longer part of the thread group */ current->self_exec_id++; -- 2.7.4