Re: [RFC PATCH 8/8] KEYS: Verify the key identity in __keyctl_unlink

From: David Howells

Date: Mon Oct 19 2026 - 13:26:32 EST


This will show it:

keyctl newring ring_a @s
keyctl newring ring_b @s
A=`keyctl add user A ss %:ring_a`
B=`keyctl add user A qq %:ring_b`
keyctl newring R @s
keyctl show
keyctl link $A %:R
keyctl show
keyctl link $B %:R
keyctl show
keyctl unlink $A %:R
keyctl show # R is now incorrectly empty

Reviewed-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>