Macro get_unused_fd() is used to allocate a file descriptor with default flags. Those default flags (0) can be "unsafe": O_CLOEXEC must be used by default to not leak file descriptor across exec().
Instead of macro get_unused_fd(), functions anon_inode_getfd() or get_unused_fd_flags() should be used with flags given by userspace. If not possible, flags should be set to O_CLOEXEC to provide userspace with a default safe behavor. In a further patch, get_unused_fd() will be removed so that new code start using anon_inode_getfd() or get_unused_fd_flags() with correct flags. This patch replaces calls to get_unused_fd() with equivalent call to get_unused_fd_flags(0) to preserve current behavor for existing code. The hard coded flag value (0) should be reviewed on a per-subsystem basis, and, if possible, set to O_CLOEXEC. Signed-off-by: Yann Droneaud <ydrone...@opteya.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/cover.1376327678.git.ydrone...@opteya.com --- arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c index 5a9ff1c..64757c1 100644 --- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c +++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c @@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@ pfm_context_create(pfm_context_t *ctx, void *arg, int count, struct pt_regs *reg ret = -ENOMEM; - fd = get_unused_fd(); + fd = get_unused_fd_flags(0); if (fd < 0) return fd; -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
