FAILED: patch "[PATCH] crypto: algif_skcipher - Fix race condition in" failed to apply to 3.14-stable tree

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] crypto: algif_skcipher - Fix race condition in" failed to apply to 3.14-stable tree

[gregkh]

The patch below does not apply to the 3.14-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

>From 1822793a523e5d5730b19cc21160ff1717421bc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 22:02:20 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] crypto: algif_skcipher - Fix race condition in
 skcipher_check_key

We need to lock the child socket in skcipher_check_key as otherwise
two simultaneous calls can cause the parent socket to be freed.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>

diff --git a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
index 1f99d2d47715..dfff8b0b56df 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
@@ -755,22 +755,23 @@ static struct proto_ops algif_skcipher_ops = {
 
 static int skcipher_check_key(struct socket *sock)
 {
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 	struct sock *psk;
 	struct alg_sock *pask;
 	struct skcipher_tfm *tfm;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct alg_sock *ask = alg_sk(sk);
 
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (ask->refcnt)
-		return 0;
+		goto unlock_child;
 
 	psk = ask->parent;
 	pask = alg_sk(ask->parent);
 	tfm = pask->private;
 
 	err = -ENOKEY;
-	lock_sock(psk);
+	lock_sock_nested(psk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 	if (!tfm->has_key)
 		goto unlock;
 
@@ -784,6 +785,8 @@ static int skcipher_check_key(struct socket *sock)
 
 unlock:
 	release_sock(psk);
+unlock_child:
+	release_sock(sk);
 
 	return err;
 }