1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index c47dd8ca019c..8177e7df8c2d 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -3511,6 +3511,7 @@ static int smack_key_permission(key_ref_t key_ref,
         struct key *keyp;
         struct smk_audit_info ad;
         struct smack_known *tkp = smk_of_task(cred->security);
+        int request = 0;
 
         keyp = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
         if (keyp == NULL)
@@ -3531,7 +3532,11 @@ static int smack_key_permission(key_ref_t key_ref,
         ad.a.u.key_struct.key = keyp->serial;
         ad.a.u.key_struct.key_desc = keyp->description;
 #endif
-        return smk_access(tkp, keyp->security, MAY_READWRITE, &ad);
+        if (perm & KEY_NEED_READ)
+                request = MAY_READ;
+        if (perm & (KEY_NEED_WRITE | KEY_NEED_LINK | KEY_NEED_SETATTR))
+                request = MAY_WRITE;
+        return smk_access(tkp, keyp->security, request, &ad);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEYS */