exec: Drop bprm loader before closing bprm->file

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free_bprm() currently drops what may be the final reference to
bprm->file before calling bprm_drop_loader(). Since
bprm_drop_loader() is attachable via BPF fentry and bprm->file is
exposed as a BTF_TYPE_SAFE_TRUSTED pointer, the file can be observed
after its reference has been released.

Move bprm_drop_loader() before do_close_execat(bprm->file), keeping
the file reference held while the hook runs. This preserves the
existing trusted BTF contract without changing verifier behavior.

The loader file and bprm->file have independent references, so this
reordering does not change their required teardown ordering.

Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260831092305.42062-1-tasos.papagiannnis@gmail.com?part=3
Signed-off-by: Sun Jian <sun.jian.kdev@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260901114011.112375-1-sun.jian.kdev@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>

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