| Message ID | 1444755861-54997-3-git-send-email-seth.forshee@canonical.com |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded |
| Headers | show |
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c index f1f0aa7214a3..54d94cd64577 100644 --- a/fs/block_dev.c +++ b/fs/block_dev.c @@ -1394,9 +1394,14 @@ struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_path(const char *path, fmode_t mode, void *holder) { struct block_device *bdev; + int perm = 0; int err; - bdev = lookup_bdev(path, 0); + if (mode & FMODE_READ) + perm |= MAY_READ; + if (mode & FMODE_WRITE) + perm |= MAY_WRITE; + bdev = lookup_bdev(path, perm); if (IS_ERR(bdev)) return bdev;
Unprivileged users should not be able to mount block devices when they lack sufficient privileges towards the block device inode. Update blkdev_get_by_path() to validate that the user has the required access to the inode at the specified path. The check will be skipped for CAP_SYS_ADMIN, so privileged mounts will continue working as before. Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@canonical.com> --- fs/block_dev.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)