Commit 0866297
tracefs: Avoid changing i_mode to a temp value
Right now inode->i_mode is updated twice to reach the desired value
in tracefs_apply_options(). Because there is no lock protecting the two
writes, other threads might read the intermediate value of inode->i_mode.
Thread-1 Thread-2
// tracefs_apply_options() //e.g., acl_permission_check
inode->i_mode &= ~S_IALLUGO;
unsigned int mode = inode->i_mode;
inode->i_mode |= opts->mode;
I think there is no need to introduce a lock but it is better to
only update inode->i_mode ONCE, so the readers will either see the old
or latest value, rather than an intermediate/temporary value.
Note, the race is not a security concern as the intermediate value is more
locked down than either the start or end version. This is more just to do
the conversion cleanly.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/AB5B0A1C-75D9-4E82-A7F0-CF7D0715587B@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Sishuai Gong <sishuai.system@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>1 parent a943188 commit 0866297
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