From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> Ensure that file_seals is non-NULL before using it in the memfd_create() syscall. One situation in which memfd_file_seals_ptr() could return a NULL pointer is when CONFIG_SHMEM=n. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 4.16.x Fixes: 47b9012ecdc7 ("shmem: add sealing support to hugetlb-backed memfd") Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/memfd.c | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/memfd.c b/mm/memfd.c index 69b90c31d38..e763e76f110 100644 --- a/mm/memfd.c +++ b/mm/memfd.c @@ -371,12 +371,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(memfd_create, inode->i_mode &= ~0111; file_seals = memfd_file_seals_ptr(file); - *file_seals &= ~F_SEAL_SEAL; - *file_seals |= F_SEAL_EXEC; + if (file_seals) { + *file_seals &= ~F_SEAL_SEAL; + *file_seals |= F_SEAL_EXEC; + } } else if (flags & MFD_ALLOW_SEALING) { /* MFD_EXEC and MFD_ALLOW_SEALING are set */ file_seals = memfd_file_seals_ptr(file); - *file_seals &= ~F_SEAL_SEAL; + if (file_seals) + *file_seals &= ~F_SEAL_SEAL; } fd_install(fd, file); -- 2.25.1