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| -rw-r--r-- | security/keys/gc.c | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/security/keys/gc.c b/security/keys/gc.c index c7952375ac53..0773673a489d 100644 --- a/security/keys/gc.c +++ b/security/keys/gc.c @@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ static noinline void key_gc_unused_keys(struct list_head *keys) if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_INSTANTIATED, &key->flags)) atomic_dec(&key->user->nikeys); - /* now throw away the key memory */ - if (key->type->destroy) + /* now throw away the key memory if the key is instantiated */ + if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_INSTANTIATED, &key->flags) && + !test_bit(KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE, &key->flags) && + key->type->destroy) key->type->destroy(key); key_user_put(key->user); |