The patch titled keys: PTR_ERR return of wrong pointer in keyctl_get_security() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is keys-ptr_err-return-of-wrong-pointer-in-keyctl_get_security.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: keys: PTR_ERR return of wrong pointer in keyctl_get_security() From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> Return the PTR_ERR of the correct pointer. Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- security/keys/keyctl.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN security/keys/keyctl.c~keys-ptr_err-return-of-wrong-pointer-in-keyctl_get_security security/keys/keyctl.c --- a/security/keys/keyctl.c~keys-ptr_err-return-of-wrong-pointer-in-keyctl_get_security +++ a/security/keys/keyctl.c @@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ long keyctl_get_security(key_serial_t ke * have the authorisation token handy */ instkey = key_get_instantiation_authkey(keyid); if (IS_ERR(instkey)) - return PTR_ERR(key_ref); + return PTR_ERR(instkey); key_put(instkey); key_ref = lookup_user_key(keyid, KEY_LOOKUP_PARTIAL, 0); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx are origin.patch linux-next.patch fujitsu-laptop-fix-tests-of-acpi_evaluate_integer-return.patch omap-return-ptr_err-rather-than-is_err.patch powerpc-sky-cpu-redundant-or-incorrect-tests-on-unsigned.patch ib-uverbs-ptr_err-return-of-wrong-pointer-in-ib_uverbs_get_context.patch hidp-ptr_err-return-of-wrong-pointer-in-hidp_setup_hid.patch imx-bit-confusion.patch drivers-scsi-fnic-fnic_scsic-clean-up.patch ibmmca-buffer-overflow.patch scsi-eata-fix-buffer-overflow.patch drivers-scsi-gdthc-fix-buffer-overflow.patch drivers-scsi-u14-34fc-fix-uffer-overflow.patch drivers-scsi-lpfc-lpfc_vportc-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch osst-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch gdth-unmap-ccb_phys-when-scsi_add_host-fails-in-gdth_eisa_probe_one.patch zfcp-test-kmalloc-failure-in-scsi_get_vpd_page.patch ncr5380-bit-mr_dma_mode-set-twice-in-ncr5380_transfer_dma.patch scsi-pmcraid-redundant-check-in-pmcraid_check_ioctl_buffer.patch r8192u_core-test-for-negative-error-in-rtl8192_rx_isr.patch wusb-use-sizeof-struct-rather-than-pointer.patch page-types-unsigned-cannot-be-less-than-0-in-add_page.patch keys-ptr_err-return-of-wrong-pointer-in-keyctl_get_security.patch frv-duplicate-output_buffer-of-e03.patch frv-duplicate-output_buffer-of-e03-checkpatch-fixes.patch cryptocop-fix-assertion-in-create_output_descriptors.patch gpio-fix-test-on-unsigned-in-lnw_irq_type.patch fbdev-tv_paln-bit-set-twice-in-sisfb_detect_vb_connect.patch hvc_console-fix-test-on-unsigned-in-hvc_console_print.patch zlib-optimize-inffast-when-copying-direct-from-output.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html