Patch "smack: Set SMACK64TRANSMUTE only for dirs in smack_inode_setxattr()" has been added to the 6.1-stable tree

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This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

    smack: Set SMACK64TRANSMUTE only for dirs in smack_inode_setxattr()

to the 6.1-stable tree which can be found at:
    http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary

The filename of the patch is:
     smack-set-smack64transmute-only-for-dirs-in-smack_in.patch
and it can be found in the queue-6.1 subdirectory.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.



commit 7066b7f1936c569128b79902bbb7b689147da2dd
Author: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Thu Nov 16 10:01:21 2023 +0100

    smack: Set SMACK64TRANSMUTE only for dirs in smack_inode_setxattr()
    
    [ Upstream commit 9c82169208dde516510aaba6bbd8b13976690c5d ]
    
    Since the SMACK64TRANSMUTE xattr makes sense only for directories, enforce
    this restriction in smack_inode_setxattr().
    
    Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Fixes: 5c6d1125f8db ("Smack: Transmute labels on specified directories") # v2.6.38.x
    Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index fbadc61feedd1..07f7351148ecf 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -1309,7 +1309,8 @@ static int smack_inode_setxattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 		check_star = 1;
 	} else if (strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_SMACKTRANSMUTE) == 0) {
 		check_priv = 1;
-		if (size != TRANS_TRUE_SIZE ||
+		if (!S_ISDIR(d_backing_inode(dentry)->i_mode) ||
+		    size != TRANS_TRUE_SIZE ||
 		    strncmp(value, TRANS_TRUE, TRANS_TRUE_SIZE) != 0)
 			rc = -EINVAL;
 	} else




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