From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Cc: "open list:SECURITY SUBSYSTEM" <linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] KEYS: Verify the key identity in __key_unlink_begin
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:46:49 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-179443@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261020174325.2229448-4-jarkko@kernel.org>
> When two keys have identical type and description, linking the second key
> replaces the first in a keyring. However, attempting to unlink the first
> key (no longer in the keyring) unlinks the second key.
>
> This happens because __key_unlink_begin() calls assoc_array_delete() with
> &key->index_key, matching only on type and description rather than the
> key's identity.
>
> Example:
>
> keyctl new_session >/dev/null
> keyctl newring ring_a @s
> keyctl newring ring_b @s
> A=$(keyctl add user A ss %:ring_a)
> B=$(keyctl add user A qq %:ring_b)
> keyctl newring R @s
> keyctl link $A %:R
> keyctl link $B %:R
> keyctl unlink $A %:R
> keyctl show
>
> Verify the key identity before unlinking, and return -ENOENT on mismatch,
> instead of unlinking the key with the wrong identity.
>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Fixes: b2a4df200d57 ("KEYS: Expand the capacity of a keyring")
> Reviewed-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues.
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-20 17:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-20 17:43 [PATCH v4 0/3] KEYS: rhashtable bug fixes Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-10-20 17:43 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] KEYS: Expand key->{datalen,quotalen} to unsigned int Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-10-20 17:53 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-20 20:49 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-10-20 20:59 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-10-20 21:43 ` Eric Biggers
2026-10-20 22:01 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-10-20 17:43 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] KEYS: Reject descriptions larger than KEY_MAX_DESC_SIZE Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-10-20 17:49 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-20 21:16 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-10-20 21:18 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-10-20 17:43 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] KEYS: Verify the key identity in __key_unlink_begin Jarkko Sakkinen
2026-10-20 17:46 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
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