From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> 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> --- security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c index b67d901ee74..53fc6a1034d 100644 --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c @@ -1260,7 +1260,8 @@ static int smack_inode_setxattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, 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 -- 2.25.1