1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 2ac3a668d9dd..c43a3f19d477 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -497,6 +497,11 @@ static int check_kill_permission(int sig, struct siginfo *info,
         int error = -EINVAL;
         if (!valid_signal(sig))
                 return error;
+
+        error = audit_signal_info(sig, t); /* Let audit system see the signal */
+        if (error)
+                return error;
+
         error = -EPERM;
         if ((info == SEND_SIG_NOINFO || (!is_si_special(info) && SI_FROMUSER(info)))
             && ((sig != SIGCONT) ||
@@ -506,10 +511,7 @@ static int check_kill_permission(int sig, struct siginfo *info,
             && !capable(CAP_KILL))
                 return error;
 
-        error = security_task_kill(t, info, sig, 0);
-        if (!error)
-                audit_signal_info(sig, t); /* Let audit system see the signal */
-        return error;
+        return security_task_kill(t, info, sig, 0);
 }
 
 /* forward decl */