1 files changed, 36 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index eabeb2aec00f..9de459a4dac7 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,7 @@ static void put_ctx(struct perf_event_context *ctx)
  * function.
  *
  * Lock order:
+ *    cred_guard_mutex
  *	task_struct::perf_event_mutex
  *	  perf_event_context::mutex
  *	    perf_event::child_mutex;
@@ -3449,7 +3450,6 @@ static struct task_struct *
 find_lively_task_by_vpid(pid_t vpid)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
-	int err;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (!vpid)
@@ -3463,16 +3463,7 @@ find_lively_task_by_vpid(pid_t vpid)
 	if (!task)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ESRCH);
 
-	/* Reuse ptrace permission checks for now. */
-	err = -EACCES;
-	if (!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ_REALCREDS))
-		goto errout;
-
 	return task;
-errout:
-	put_task_struct(task);
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
-
 }
 
 /*
@@ -8592,6 +8583,24 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 
 	get_online_cpus();
 
+	if (task) {
+		err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_cpus;
+
+		/*
+		 * Reuse ptrace permission checks for now.
+		 *
+		 * We must hold cred_guard_mutex across this and any potential
+		 * perf_install_in_context() call for this new event to
+		 * serialize against exec() altering our credentials (and the
+		 * perf_event_exit_task() that could imply).
+		 */
+		err = -EACCES;
+		if (!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ_REALCREDS))
+			goto err_cred;
+	}
+
 	if (flags & PERF_FLAG_PID_CGROUP)
 		cgroup_fd = pid;
 
@@ -8599,7 +8608,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 				 NULL, NULL, cgroup_fd);
 	if (IS_ERR(event)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(event);
-		goto err_cpus;
+		goto err_cred;
 	}
 
 	if (is_sampling_event(event)) {
@@ -8658,11 +8667,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 		goto err_context;
 	}
 
-	if (task) {
-		put_task_struct(task);
-		task = NULL;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Look up the group leader (we will attach this event to it):
 	 */
@@ -8760,6 +8764,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(ctx->parent_ctx);
 
+	/*
+	 * This is the point on no return; we cannot fail hereafter. This is
+	 * where we start modifying current state.
+	 */
+
 	if (move_group) {
 		/*
 		 * See perf_event_ctx_lock() for comments on the details
@@ -8831,6 +8840,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 		mutex_unlock(&gctx->mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
+	if (task) {
+		mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+		put_task_struct(task);
+	}
+
 	put_online_cpus();
 
 	mutex_lock(&current->perf_event_mutex);
@@ -8863,6 +8877,9 @@ err_alloc:
 	 */
 	if (!event_file)
 		free_event(event);
+err_cred:
+	if (task)
+		mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
 err_cpus:
 	put_online_cpus();
 err_task:
@@ -9147,6 +9164,9 @@ static void perf_event_exit_task_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 
 /*
  * When a child task exits, feed back event values to parent events.
+ *
+ * Can be called with cred_guard_mutex held when called from
+ * install_exec_creds().
  */
 void perf_event_exit_task(struct task_struct *child)
 {