tree 7c9798cc9b18b14c760b3abe734b69d51987691d
parent bf29fbeaa13d3350ca71df70c705d8b883c45692
author Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@opteya.com> 1378463940 +0100
committer Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org> 1379262435 +0100

iio: use anon_inode_getfd() with O_CLOEXEC flag

IIO uses anon_inode_get() to allocate file descriptors as part
of its ioctls. But those ioctls are lacking a flag argument
allowing userspace to choose options for the newly opened file
descriptor.

In such case it's advised to use O_CLOEXEC by default so that
userspace is allowed to choose, without race, if the file descriptor
is going to be inherited across exec().

KVM usage of anon_inode_getfd() was fixed in a previous patchset [1],
so IIO is the only subsystem using anon_inode_getfd() with a fixed set
of flags not including O_CLOEXEC.

This patch set O_CLOEXEC flag on the event file descriptor created
with anon_inode_getfd() to not leak file descriptors across exec().

Links:

- Secure File Descriptor Handling (Ulrich Drepper, 2008)
  http://udrepper.livejournal.com/20407.html

- Excuse me son, but your code is leaking !!! (Dan Walsh, March 2012)
  http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/53603.html

- [1] kvm: use anon_inode_getfd() with O_CLOEXEC flag
  http://lkml.kernel.org/r/cover.1377372576.git.ydroneaud@opteya.com

Signed-off-by: Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@opteya.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>