3.2.97-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx> commit f7b48cf08fa63a68b59c2894806ee478216d7f91 upstream. If key_instantiate_and_link() were to fail (which fortunately isn't possible currently), the call to key_revoke(authkey) would crash with a NULL pointer dereference in request_key_auth_revoke() because the key has not yet been instantiated. Fix this by removing the call to key_revoke(). key_put() is sufficient, as it's not possible for an uninstantiated authkey to have been used for anything yet. Fixes: b5f545c880a2 ("[PATCH] keys: Permit running process to instantiate keys") Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- security/keys/request_key_auth.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) --- a/security/keys/request_key_auth.c +++ b/security/keys/request_key_auth.c @@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ struct key *request_key_auth_new(struct return authkey; error_put_authkey: - key_revoke(authkey); key_put(authkey); error_free_rka: free_request_key_auth(rka);