2 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 6a1aa004e376..fcf104bb5aa9 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -252,13 +252,13 @@ struct cred *cred_alloc_blank(void)
 #endif
 
         atomic_set(&new->usage, 1);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
+        new->magic = CRED_MAGIC;
+#endif
 
         if (security_cred_alloc_blank(new, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
                 goto error;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
-        new->magic = CRED_MAGIC;
-#endif
         return new;
 
 error:
@@ -748,7 +748,11 @@ bool creds_are_invalid(const struct cred *cred)
         if (cred->magic != CRED_MAGIC)
                 return true;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX
-        if (selinux_is_enabled()) {
+        /*
+         * cred->security == NULL if security_cred_alloc_blank() or
+         * security_prepare_creds() returned an error.
+         */
+        if (selinux_is_enabled() && cred->security) {
                 if ((unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE)
                         return true;
                 if ((*(u32 *)cred->security & 0xffffff00) ==
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index e276eb468536..c8d699270687 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -3198,7 +3198,11 @@ static void selinux_cred_free(struct cred *cred)
 {
         struct task_security_struct *tsec = cred->security;
 
-        BUG_ON((unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE);
+        /*
+         * cred->security == NULL if security_cred_alloc_blank() or
+         * security_prepare_creds() returned an error.
+         */
+        BUG_ON(cred->security && (unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE);
         cred->security = (void *) 0x7UL;
         kfree(tsec);
 }