The purpose of inc_rlimit_ucounts and dec_rlimit_ucounts in commit_creds is to change which rlimit counter is used to track a process when the credentials changes. Use the same test for both to guarantee the tracking is correct. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fixes: 21d1c5e386bc ("Reimplement RLIMIT_NPROC on top of ucounts") Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/cred.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c index f784e08c2fbd..3d163bfd64a9 100644 --- a/kernel/cred.c +++ b/kernel/cred.c @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new) inc_rlimit_ucounts(new->ucounts, UCOUNT_RLIMIT_NPROC, 1); rcu_assign_pointer(task->real_cred, new); rcu_assign_pointer(task->cred, new); - if (new->user != old->user) + if (new->user != old->user || new->user_ns != old->user_ns) dec_rlimit_ucounts(old->ucounts, UCOUNT_RLIMIT_NPROC, 1); alter_cred_subscribers(old, -2); -- 2.20.1