Merge tag 'execve-v6.8-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux

Pull execve fixes from Kees Cook:

 - Fix error handling in begin_new_exec() (Bernd Edlinger)

 - MAINTAINERS: specifically mention ELF (Alexey Dobriyan)

 - Various cleanups related to earlier open() (Askar Safin, Kees Cook)

* tag 'execve-v6.8-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux:
  exec: Distinguish in_execve from in_exec
  exec: Fix error handling in begin_new_exec()
  exec: Add do_close_execat() helper
  exec: remove useless comment
  ELF, MAINTAINERS: specifically mention ELF

Author: torvalds

MAINTAINERS

@@ -7955,12 +7955,13 @@ L:	[email protected]
 S:	Maintained
 F:	rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
 
-EXEC & BINFMT API
+EXEC & BINFMT API, ELF
 R:	Eric Biederman <[email protected]>
 R:	Kees Cook <[email protected]>
 L:	[email protected]
 S:	Supported
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux.git for-next/execve
+F:	Documentation/userspace-api/ELF.rst
 F:	fs/*binfmt_*.c
 F:	fs/exec.c
 F:	include/linux/binfmts.h

fs/exec.c

@@ -904,6 +904,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(transfer_args_to_stack);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
+/*
+ * On success, caller must call do_close_execat() on the returned
+ * struct file to close it.
+ */
 static struct file *do_open_execat(int fd, struct filename *name, int flags)
 {
 	struct file *file;
@@ -948,6 +952,17 @@ static struct file *do_open_execat(int fd, struct filename *name, int flags)
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+/**
+ * open_exec - Open a path name for execution
+ *
+ * @name: path name to open with the intent of executing it.
+ *
+ * Returns ERR_PTR on failure or allocated struct file on success.
+ *
+ * As this is a wrapper for the internal do_open_execat(), callers
+ * must call allow_write_access() before fput() on release. Also see
+ * do_close_execat().
+ */
 struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
 {
 	struct filename *filename = getname_kernel(name);
@@ -1409,6 +1424,9 @@ int begin_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 
 out_unlock:
 	up_write(&me->signal->exec_update_lock);
+	if (!bprm->cred)
+		mutex_unlock(&me->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+
 out:
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1484,6 +1502,15 @@ static int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+/* Matches do_open_execat() */
+static void do_close_execat(struct file *file)
+{
+	if (!file)
+		return;
+	allow_write_access(file);
+	fput(file);
+}
+
 static void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	if (bprm->mm) {
@@ -1495,10 +1522,7 @@ static void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		mutex_unlock(&current->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
 		abort_creds(bprm->cred);
 	}
-	if (bprm->file) {
-		allow_write_access(bprm->file);
-		fput(bprm->file);
-	}
+	do_close_execat(bprm->file);
 	if (bprm->executable)
 		fput(bprm->executable);
 	/* If a binfmt changed the interp, free it. */
@@ -1520,8 +1544,7 @@ static struct linux_binprm *alloc_bprm(int fd, struct filename *filename, int fl
 
 	bprm = kzalloc(sizeof(*bprm), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bprm) {
-		allow_write_access(file);
-		fput(file);
+		do_close_execat(file);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
@@ -1610,6 +1633,7 @@ static void check_unsafe_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
+	/* "users" and "in_exec" locked for copy_fs() */
 	if (p->fs->users > n_fs)
 		bprm->unsafe |= LSM_UNSAFE_SHARE;
 	else
@@ -1826,9 +1850,6 @@ static int exec_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * sys_execve() executes a new program.
- */
 static int bprm_execve(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	int retval;

include/linux/sched.h

@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 	unsigned			sched_rt_mutex:1;
 #endif
 
-	/* Bit to tell LSMs we're in execve(): */
+	/* Bit to tell TOMOYO we're in execve(): */
 	unsigned			in_execve:1;
 	unsigned			in_iowait:1;
 #ifndef TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK

kernel/fork.c

@@ -1748,6 +1748,7 @@ static int copy_fs(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
 	if (clone_flags & CLONE_FS) {
 		/* tsk->fs is already what we want */
 		spin_lock(&fs->lock);
+		/* "users" and "in_exec" locked for check_unsafe_exec() */
 		if (fs->in_exec) {
 			spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
 			return -EAGAIN;