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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index 70f0c313c888..a9ab8affc092 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/* keyring.c: keyring handling
+/* Keyring handling
*
- * Copyright (C) 2004-5 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2005, 2008 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static DECLARE_RWSEM(keyring_serialise_link_sem);
* publish the name of a keyring so that it can be found by name (if it has
* one)
*/
-void keyring_publish_name(struct key *keyring)
+static void keyring_publish_name(struct key *keyring)
{
int bucket;
@@ -516,10 +516,9 @@ key_ref_t __keyring_search_one(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
/*
* find a keyring with the specified name
* - all named keyrings are searched
- * - only find keyrings with search permission for the process
- * - only find keyrings with a serial number greater than the one specified
+ * - normally only finds keyrings with search permission for the current process
*/
-struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, key_serial_t bound)
+struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool skip_perm_check)
{
struct key *keyring;
int bucket;
@@ -545,15 +544,11 @@ struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, key_serial_t bound)
if (strcmp(keyring->description, name) != 0)
continue;
- if (key_permission(make_key_ref(keyring, 0),
+ if (!skip_perm_check &&
+ key_permission(make_key_ref(keyring, 0),
KEY_SEARCH) < 0)
continue;
- /* found a potential candidate, but we still need to
- * check the serial number */
- if (keyring->serial <= bound)
- continue;
-
/* we've got a match */
atomic_inc(&keyring->usage);
read_unlock(&keyring_name_lock);