Re: [PATCH] fs: exec: apply CLOEXEC before changing dumpable task flags

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@@ -1287,6 +1287,13 @@ void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	/* This is the point of no return */
 	current->sas_ss_sp = current->sas_ss_size = 0;

+	/*
+	 * We have to apply CLOEXEC before we change whether the process is
+	 * dumpable to avoid a race with a process in userspace trying to access
+	 * the should-be-closed file descriptors of a process undergoing exec(2).
+	 */
+	do_close_on_exec(current->files);

Cosmetic, but perhaps this should go into flush_old_exec() then?

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Also, I'll cc stable (v3.2+) to the patch.

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SUSE Linux GmbH
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