1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index bbc6f542c8f7..41581413529c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -613,6 +613,18 @@ struct audit_buffer *audit_log_start(struct audit_context *ctx, int type)
         if (!audit_initialized)
                 return NULL;
 
+        if (audit_backlog_limit
+            && skb_queue_len(&audit_skb_queue) > audit_backlog_limit) {
+                if (audit_rate_check())
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING
+                               "audit: audit_backlog=%d > "
+                               "audit_backlog_limit=%d\n",
+                               skb_queue_len(&audit_skb_queue),
+                               audit_backlog_limit);
+                audit_log_lost("backlog limit exceeded");
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
         ab = audit_buffer_alloc(ctx, GFP_ATOMIC, type);
         if (!ab) {
                 audit_log_lost("out of memory in audit_log_start");