# \[RFC PATCH 4/4\] fuse: define the filesystem as untrusted

- From: Mimi Zohar \<hidden\>
- Date: 2018-02-14 13:36:03 
- List: linux-security-module
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2018/02/132607
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2018/02/132713/t.md

```text
Files on FUSE can change at any point in time without notifying the
kernel.  This patch sets the new fs_type flag FS_UNTRUSTED to indicate
that the filesystem is untrusted.

(This patch is based on Alban Crequy's use of fs_flags.)

Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <redacted>
Cc: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
Cc: Seth Forshee <redacted>
Cc: Eric W. Biederman <redacted>
Cc: Dongsu Park <redacted>
Cc: Alban Crequy <redacted>
Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com>
---
 fs/fuse/inode.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 624f18bbfd2b..dad65a3c7388 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ static void fuse_kill_sb_anon(struct super_block *sb)
 static struct file_system_type fuse_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "fuse",
-	.fs_flags	= FS_HAS_SUBTYPE,
+	.fs_flags	= FS_HAS_SUBTYPE | FS_UNTRUSTED,
 	.mount		= fuse_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= fuse_kill_sb_anon,
 };
-- 
2.7.5

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