[PATCH v3 3/6] KEYS: Verify the key identity in __key_unlink_begin
Jarkko Sakkinen
jarkko at kernel.org
Sun Oct 25 00:10:11 UTC 2026
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 at vger.kernel.org
Fixes: b2a4df200d57 ("KEYS: Expand the capacity of a keyring")
Reviewed-by: David Howells <dhowells at redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers at kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20261020174325.2229448-4-jarkko@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko at kernel.org>
---
security/keys/keyring.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index 2c54f7f84c55..5281da9d5bf7 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -1506,9 +1506,15 @@ static int __key_unlink_begin(struct key *keyring, struct key *key,
struct assoc_array_edit **_edit)
{
struct assoc_array_edit *edit;
+ const void *object;
BUG_ON(*_edit != NULL);
+ object = assoc_array_find(&keyring->keys, &keyring_assoc_array_ops,
+ &key->index_key);
+ if (!object || keyring_ptr_to_key(object) != key)
+ return -ENOENT;
+
edit = assoc_array_delete(&keyring->keys, &keyring_assoc_array_ops,
&key->index_key);
if (IS_ERR(edit))
--
2.47.3
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