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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 1e909826a804..a2af6cac823c 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1199,14 +1199,10 @@ static int eligible_child(enum pid_type type, struct pid *pid, int options,
return 0;
err = security_task_wait(p);
- if (likely(!err))
- return 1;
+ if (err)
+ return err;
- if (type != PIDTYPE_PID)
- return 0;
- /* This child was explicitly requested, abort */
- read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
- return err;
+ return 1;
}
static int wait_noreap_copyout(struct task_struct *p, pid_t pid, uid_t uid,
@@ -1536,7 +1532,8 @@ static int wait_task_continued(struct task_struct *p, int options,
* -ECHILD should be in *@notask_error before the first call.
* Returns nonzero for a final return, when we have unlocked tasklist_lock.
* Returns zero if the search for a child should continue;
- * then *@notask_error is 0 if @p is an eligible child, or still -ECHILD.
+ * then *@notask_error is 0 if @p is an eligible child,
+ * or another error from security_task_wait(), or still -ECHILD.
*/
static int wait_consider_task(struct task_struct *parent, int ptrace,
struct task_struct *p, int *notask_error,
@@ -1545,9 +1542,21 @@ static int wait_consider_task(struct task_struct *parent, int ptrace,
int __user *stat_addr, struct rusage __user *ru)
{
int ret = eligible_child(type, pid, options, p);
- if (ret <= 0)
+ if (!ret)
return ret;
+ if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+ /*
+ * If we have not yet seen any eligible child,
+ * then let this error code replace -ECHILD.
+ * A permission error will give the user a clue
+ * to look for security policy problems, rather
+ * than for mysterious wait bugs.
+ */
+ if (*notask_error)
+ *notask_error = ret;
+ }
+
if (likely(!ptrace) && unlikely(p->ptrace)) {
/*
* This child is hidden by ptrace.
@@ -1585,7 +1594,8 @@ static int wait_consider_task(struct task_struct *parent, int ptrace,
* -ECHILD should be in *@notask_error before the first call.
* Returns nonzero for a final return, when we have unlocked tasklist_lock.
* Returns zero if the search for a child should continue; then
- * *@notask_error is 0 if there were any eligible children, or still -ECHILD.
+ * *@notask_error is 0 if there were any eligible children,
+ * or another error from security_task_wait(), or still -ECHILD.
*/
static int do_wait_thread(struct task_struct *tsk, int *notask_error,
enum pid_type type, struct pid *pid, int options,