Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel…

…/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6 * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6: CRED: Fix commit_creds() on a process that has no mm
xtu2016551324 · Jan 9, 2009 · 1a7d0f0 · 1a7d0f0
2 parents 7d671f3 + b945637
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diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new)
 	    old->fsuid != new->fsuid ||
 	    old->fsgid != new->fsgid ||
 	    !cap_issubset(new->cap_permitted, old->cap_permitted)) {
-		set_dumpable(task->mm, suid_dumpable);
+		if (task->mm)
+			set_dumpable(task->mm, suid_dumpable);
 		task->pdeath_signal = 0;
 		smp_wmb();
 	}