From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> commit e144d6b265415ddbdc54b3f17f4f95133effa5a8 upstream. Evaluate error in init_ima() before register_blocking_lsm_notifier() and return if not zero. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 5.3.x Fixes: b16942455193 ("ima: use the lsm policy update notifier") Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: James Morris <jamorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c @@ -792,6 +792,9 @@ static int __init init_ima(void) error = ima_init(); } + if (error) + return error; + error = register_blocking_lsm_notifier(&ima_lsm_policy_notifier); if (error) pr_warn("Couldn't register LSM notifier, error %d\n", error);