1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 757a32725d92..8701bd9a5270 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ static inline int may_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
         const struct inode *inode;
         const struct inode *parent;
+        kuid_t puid;
 
         if (!sysctl_protected_symlinks)
                 return 0;
@@ -916,7 +917,8 @@ static inline int may_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd)
                 return 0;
 
         /* Allowed if parent directory and link owner match. */
-        if (uid_eq(parent->i_uid, inode->i_uid))
+        puid = parent->i_uid;
+        if (uid_valid(puid) && uid_eq(puid, inode->i_uid))
                 return 0;
 
         if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)