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-rw-r--r--security/keys/request_key.c9
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 22a31582bfaa..03fe63ed55bd 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@ static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type,
set_bit(KEY_FLAG_USER_CONSTRUCT, &key->flags);
- down_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
+ if (dest_keyring)
+ down_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
/* attach the key to the destination keyring under lock, but we do need
* to do another check just in case someone beat us to it whilst we
@@ -322,10 +323,12 @@ static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type,
if (!IS_ERR(key_ref))
goto key_already_present;
- __key_link(dest_keyring, key);
+ if (dest_keyring)
+ __key_link(dest_keyring, key);
mutex_unlock(&key_construction_mutex);
- up_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
+ if (dest_keyring)
+ up_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
mutex_unlock(&user->cons_lock);
*_key = key;
kleave(" = 0 [%d]", key_serial(key));