Instead of an additional secureexec check for pdeath_signal, just move it up into the initial secureexec test. Neither perf nor arch code touches pdeath_signal, so the relocation shouldn't change anything. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/exec.c | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c index eeb8323977d1..e0186db02f90 100644 --- a/fs/exec.c +++ b/fs/exec.c @@ -1340,6 +1340,9 @@ void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm) if (security_bprm_secureexec(bprm)) { /* Record for AT_SECURE. */ bprm->secureexec = 1; + + /* Make sure parent cannot signal privileged process. */ + current->pdeath_signal = 0; } arch_pick_mmap_layout(current->mm); @@ -1363,10 +1366,6 @@ void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm) */ current->mm->task_size = TASK_SIZE; - if (bprm->secureexec) { - current->pdeath_signal = 0; - } - /* An exec changes our domain. We are no longer part of the thread group */ current->self_exec_id++; -- 2.7.4