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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 1485e38daaa3..03c8d747be48 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1151,10 +1151,16 @@ static ssize_t proc_loginuid_write(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
goto out_free_page;
}
- kloginuid = make_kuid(file->f_cred->user_ns, loginuid);
- if (!uid_valid(kloginuid)) {
- length = -EINVAL;
- goto out_free_page;
+
+ /* is userspace tring to explicitly UNSET the loginuid? */
+ if (loginuid == AUDIT_UID_UNSET) {
+ kloginuid = INVALID_UID;
+ } else {
+ kloginuid = make_kuid(file->f_cred->user_ns, loginuid);
+ if (!uid_valid(kloginuid)) {
+ length = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_free_page;
+ }
}
length = audit_set_loginuid(kloginuid);