Don't use the file->f_security pointer directly. Provide a helper function that provides the security blob pointer. Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- security/smack/smack.h | 5 +++++ security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 12 ++++++++---- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h index 01a922856eba..22ca30379209 100644 --- a/security/smack/smack.h +++ b/security/smack/smack.h @@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ static inline struct task_smack *smack_cred(const struct cred *cred) return cred->security; } +static inline struct smack_known **smack_file(const struct file *file) +{ + return (struct smack_known **)&file->f_security; +} + /* * Is the directory transmuting? */ diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c index a06ea8aa89c4..9ec595f0c3f1 100644 --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c @@ -1571,9 +1571,9 @@ static void smack_inode_getsecid(struct inode *inode, u32 *secid) */ static int smack_file_alloc_security(struct file *file) { - struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_current(); + struct smack_known **blob = smack_file(file); - file->f_security = skp; + *blob = smk_of_current(); return 0; } @@ -1813,7 +1813,9 @@ static int smack_mmap_file(struct file *file, */ static void smack_file_set_fowner(struct file *file) { - file->f_security = smk_of_current(); + struct smack_known **blob = smack_file(file); + + *blob = smk_of_current(); } /** @@ -1830,6 +1832,7 @@ static void smack_file_set_fowner(struct file *file) static int smack_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk, struct fown_struct *fown, int signum) { + struct smack_known **blob; struct smack_known *skp; struct smack_known *tkp = smk_of_task(smack_cred(tsk->cred)); struct file *file; @@ -1842,7 +1845,8 @@ static int smack_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk, file = container_of(fown, struct file, f_owner); /* we don't log here as rc can be overriden */ - skp = file->f_security; + blob = smack_file(file); + skp = *blob; rc = smk_access(skp, tkp, MAY_DELIVER, NULL); rc = smk_bu_note("sigiotask", skp, tkp, MAY_DELIVER, rc); if (rc != 0 && has_capability(tsk, CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE)) -- 2.17.1