1 files changed, 6 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 2dd739fba866..1c9a7260a41d 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -924,14 +924,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_recvmsg);
 int kernel_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 		   struct kvec *vec, size_t num, size_t size, int flags)
 {
-	mm_segment_t oldfs = get_fs();
-	int result;
-
+	msg->msg_control_is_user = false;
 	iov_iter_kvec(&msg->msg_iter, READ, vec, num, size);
-	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	result = sock_recvmsg(sock, msg, flags);
-	set_fs(oldfs);
-	return result;
+	return sock_recvmsg(sock, msg, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_recvmsg);
 
@@ -2239,7 +2234,8 @@ int __copy_msghdr_from_user(struct msghdr *kmsg,
 	if (copy_from_user(&msg, umsg, sizeof(*umsg)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	kmsg->msg_control = (void __force *)msg.msg_control;
+	kmsg->msg_control_is_user = true;
+	kmsg->msg_control_user = msg.msg_control;
 	kmsg->msg_controllen = msg.msg_controllen;
 	kmsg->msg_flags = msg.msg_flags;
 
@@ -2331,16 +2327,10 @@ static int ____sys_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg_sys,
 				goto out;
 		}
 		err = -EFAULT;
-		/*
-		 * Careful! Before this, msg_sys->msg_control contains a user pointer.
-		 * Afterwards, it will be a kernel pointer. Thus the compiler-assisted
-		 * checking falls down on this.
-		 */
-		if (copy_from_user(ctl_buf,
-				   (void __user __force *)msg_sys->msg_control,
-				   ctl_len))
+		if (copy_from_user(ctl_buf, msg_sys->msg_control_user, ctl_len))
 			goto out_freectl;
 		msg_sys->msg_control = ctl_buf;
+		msg_sys->msg_control_is_user = false;
 	}
 	msg_sys->msg_flags = flags;