linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] supress uid comparison test if core output files are pipes

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Date:	Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:09:03 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] supress uid comparison test if core output files are
	pipes

On 02/22, Neil Horman wrote:
>
> --- a/fs/exec.c
> +++ b/fs/exec.c
> @@ -1987,8 +1987,9 @@ void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
>  	/*
>  	 * Dont allow local users get cute and trick others to coredump
>  	 * into their pre-created files:
> +	 * Note, this is not relevant for pipes
>  	 */
> -	if (inode->i_uid != current_fsuid())
> +	if (!ispipe && (inode->i_uid != current_fsuid()))
>  		goto close_fail;

Ah. This is because the previous recursion-check moved create_write_pipe()
from current's context to kthread's context, right?

Looks like a right (and "must have") fix for recent -mm changes to me.



This also reminds me do_coredump() asks for cleanup. I'll try to redo/resend
my old cleanup patches on top of your changes.

Oleg.

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