[PATCH] apparmor: add missing rcu_dereference()

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Dec 08 2011 - 19:28:46 EST


Adds a missed rcu_dereference() around real_parent.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/apparmor/audit.c | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/apparmor/audit.c b/security/apparmor/audit.c
index 96502b2..f3fafed 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/audit.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/audit.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void audit_pre(struct audit_buffer *ab, void *ca)
struct aa_profile *profile = sa->aad.profile;
pid_t pid;
rcu_read_lock();
- pid = tsk->real_parent->pid;
+ pid = rcu_dereference(tsk->real_parent)->pid;
rcu_read_unlock();
audit_log_format(ab, " parent=%d", pid);
if (profile->ns != root_ns) {
--
1.7.0.4

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