In case of error, the function audit_log_start() returns NULL pointer not ERR_PTR(). The IS_ERR() test in the return value check should be replaced with NULL test. Fixes: fa516b66a1bf ("EVM: Allow runtime modification of the set of verified xattrs") Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@xxxxxxxxxx> --- security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c index 637eb99..77de71b 100644 --- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c +++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c @@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ static ssize_t evm_write_xattrs(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, return -E2BIG; ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_INTEGRITY_EVM_XATTR); - if (IS_ERR(ab)) - return PTR_ERR(ab); + if (!ab) + return -ENOMEM; xattr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct xattr_list), GFP_KERNEL); if (!xattr) { -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html