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 <ydroneaud@xxxxxxxxxx> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/cover.1376327678.git.ydroneaud@xxxxxxxxxx --- drivers/vfio/vfio.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c index d3cb342..75c16cc 100644 --- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c +++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c @@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ static int vfio_group_get_device_fd(struct vfio_group *group, char *buf) * We can't use anon_inode_getfd() because we need to modify * the f_mode flags directly to allow more than just ioctls */ - ret = get_unused_fd(); + ret = get_unused_fd_flags(0); if (ret < 0) { device->ops->release(device->device_data); break; -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
