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-rw-r--r--fs/cachefiles/security.c4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/security.c b/fs/cachefiles/security.c
index b5808cdb2232..039b5011d83b 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/security.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/security.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ static int cachefiles_check_cache_dir(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
/*
* check the security details of the on-disk cache
* - must be called with security override in force
+ * - must return with a security override in force - even in the case of an
+ * error
*/
int cachefiles_determine_cache_security(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
struct dentry *root,
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ int cachefiles_determine_cache_security(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
* which create files */
ret = set_create_files_as(new, root->d_inode);
if (ret < 0) {
+ abort_creds(new);
+ cachefiles_begin_secure(cache, _saved_cred);
_leave(" = %d [cfa]", ret);
return ret;
}
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