exec: fix set_binfmt() vs sys_delete_module() race

sys_delete_module() can set MODULE_STATE_GOING after search_binary_handler() does try_module_get(). In this case set_binfmt()->try_module_get() fails but since none of the callers check the returned error, the task will run with the wrong old ->binfmt. The proper fix should change all ->load_binary() methods, but we can rely on fact that the caller must hold a reference to binfmt->module and use __module_get() which never fails. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <[email protected]> Acked-by: Rusty Russell <[email protected]> Cc: Hiroshi Shimamoto <[email protected]> Cc: Roland McGrath <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
chewitt · Sep 24, 2009 · 964ee7d · 964ee7d
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diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1395,18 +1395,14 @@ int do_execve(char * filename,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-int set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new)
+void set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new)
 {
-	struct linux_binfmt *old = current->binfmt;
+	if (current->binfmt)
+		module_put(current->binfmt->module);
 
-	if (new) {
-		if (!try_module_get(new->module))
-			return -1;
-	}
 	current->binfmt = new;
-	if (old)
-		module_put(old->module);
-	return 0;
+	if (new)
+		__module_get(new->module);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_binfmt);

diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ extern int copy_strings_kernel(int argc,char ** argv,struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void install_exec_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs);
-extern int set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new);
+extern void set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new);
 extern void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *);
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */