Use override_creds_light() in ovl_override_creds() and revert_creds_light() in ovl_revert_creds_light(). The _light() functions do not change the 'usage' of the credentials in question, as they refer to the credentials associated with the mounter, which have a longer lifetime. In ovl_setup_cred_for_create(), do not need to modify the mounter credentials (returned by override_creds()) 'usage' counter. Add a warning to verify that we are indeed working with the mounter credentials (stored in the superblock). Failure in this assumption means that creds may leak. Suggested-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Vinicius Costa Gomes <vinicius.gomes@xxxxxxxxx> --- fs/overlayfs/dir.c | 7 ++++++- fs/overlayfs/util.c | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c index 09db5eb19242..136a2c7fb9e5 100644 --- a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c +++ b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c @@ -571,7 +571,12 @@ static int ovl_setup_cred_for_create(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode, put_cred(override_cred); return err; } - put_cred(override_creds(override_cred)); + + /* + * We must be called with creator creds already, otherwise we risk + * leaking creds. + */ + WARN_ON_ONCE(override_creds(override_cred) != ovl_creds(dentry->d_sb)); put_cred(override_cred); return 0; diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/util.c b/fs/overlayfs/util.c index 9408046f4f41..3bb107471fb4 100644 --- a/fs/overlayfs/util.c +++ b/fs/overlayfs/util.c @@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ const struct cred *ovl_override_creds(struct super_block *sb) { struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(sb); - return override_creds(ofs->creator_cred); + return override_creds_light(ofs->creator_cred); } void ovl_revert_creds(const struct cred *old_cred) { - revert_creds(old_cred); + revert_creds_light(old_cred); } /* -- 2.47.0