struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
struct ima_iint_cache *iint;
- if (!ima_initialized || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
+ /* The inode may already have been freed, freeing the iint
+ * with it. Verify the inode is not NULL before dereferencing
+ * it.
+ */
+ if (!ima_initialized || !inode || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
return;
iint = ima_iint_find_insert_get(inode);
if (!iint)