1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index d46cbc5e335e..2fb2576dc644 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,11 @@ static int keyring_detect_cycle_iterator(const void *object,
 
         kenter("{%d}", key->serial);
 
-        BUG_ON(key != ctx->match_data);
+        /* We might get a keyring with matching index-key that is nonetheless a
+         * different keyring. */
+        if (key != ctx->match_data)
+                return 0;
+
         ctx->result = ERR_PTR(-EDEADLK);
         return 1;
 }