2 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
index 1cb5b0a9f2ac..e99d4faf5f02 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int parse_sec_desc(struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd, int acl_len,
 
 /* Convert permission bits from mode to equivalent CIFS ACL */
 static int build_sec_desc(struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd, struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd,
-                                int acl_len, struct inode *inode, __u64 nmode)
+                                struct inode *inode, __u64 nmode)
 {
         int rc = 0;
         __u32 dacloffset;
@@ -692,14 +692,14 @@ void acl_to_uid_mode(struct inode *inode, const char *path, const __u16 *pfid)
 int mode_to_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64 nmode)
 {
         int rc = 0;
-        __u32 acllen = 0;
+        __u32 secdesclen = 0;
         struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd = NULL; /* acl obtained from server */
         struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd = NULL; /* modified acl to be sent to server */
 
         cFYI(DBG2, ("set ACL from mode for %s", path));
 
         /* Get the security descriptor */
-        pntsd = get_cifs_acl(&acllen, inode, path, NULL);
+        pntsd = get_cifs_acl(&secdesclen, inode, path, NULL);
 
         /* Add three ACEs for owner, group, everyone getting rid of
            other ACEs as chmod disables ACEs and set the security descriptor */
@@ -709,20 +709,22 @@ int mode_to_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64 nmode)
                    set security descriptor request security descriptor
                    parameters, and secuirty descriptor itself */
 
-                pnntsd = kmalloc(acllen, GFP_KERNEL);
+                secdesclen = secdesclen < DEFSECDESCLEN ?
+                                        DEFSECDESCLEN : secdesclen;
+                pnntsd = kmalloc(secdesclen, GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (!pnntsd) {
                         cERROR(1, ("Unable to allocate security descriptor"));
                         kfree(pntsd);
                         return (-ENOMEM);
                 }
 
-                rc = build_sec_desc(pntsd, pnntsd, acllen, inode, nmode);
+                rc = build_sec_desc(pntsd, pnntsd, inode, nmode);
 
                 cFYI(DBG2, ("build_sec_desc rc: %d", rc));
 
                 if (!rc) {
                         /* Set the security descriptor */
-                        rc = set_cifs_acl(pnntsd, acllen, inode, path);
+                        rc = set_cifs_acl(pnntsd, secdesclen, inode, path);
                         cFYI(DBG2, ("set_cifs_acl rc: %d", rc));
                 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.h b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.h
index 93a7c3462ea2..6c8096cf5155 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #define NUM_SUBAUTHS 5 /* number of sub authority fields */
 #define NUM_WK_SIDS 7 /* number of well known sids */
 #define SIDNAMELENGTH 20 /* long enough for the ones we care about */
+#define DEFSECDESCLEN 192 /* sec desc len contaiting a dacl with three aces */
 
 #define READ_BIT        0x4
 #define WRITE_BIT       0x2