After calling dput(new_dentry), new_dentry is passed to fsnotify_move. This may result in a use-after-free bug. This patch moves the put operation late. Fixes: 49d31c2f389a("dentry name snapshots") Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@xxxxxxx> --- fs/namei.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c index 0cab649..8b104d9 100644 --- a/fs/namei.c +++ b/fs/namei.c @@ -4498,7 +4498,6 @@ int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry, unlock_two_nondirectories(source, target); else if (target) inode_unlock(target); - dput(new_dentry); if (!error) { fsnotify_move(old_dir, new_dir, old_name.name, is_dir, !(flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE) ? target : NULL, old_dentry); @@ -4507,6 +4506,7 @@ int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry, new_is_dir, NULL, new_dentry); } } + dput(new_dentry); release_dentry_name_snapshot(&old_name); return error; -- 2.7.4