Mateusz Guzik points out that we update the 'file' struct's private_data field before we've successfully done all our checks. This means we can return an error with the private_data field updated. This could lead to problems. Fix by moving the assignment after all checks are done. CC: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reported-by: Mateusz Guzik <mguzik@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Amit Shah <amit.shah@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/virtio_console.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c index a39702a..7728af9 100644 --- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c +++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c @@ -1032,7 +1032,6 @@ static int port_fops_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) /* Port was unplugged before we could proceed */ return -ENXIO; } - filp->private_data = port; /* * Don't allow opening of console port devices -- that's done @@ -1051,6 +1050,7 @@ static int port_fops_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) goto out; } + filp->private_data = port; port->guest_connected = true; spin_unlock_irq(&port->inbuf_lock); -- 1.8.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html