From: Miklos Szeredi Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:42:14 +0000 (-0700) Subject: [NET]: File descriptor loss while receiving SCM_RIGHTS X-Git-Tag: v2.6.19-rc2~17^2~10 X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=effee6a00034a8d83a6dea6d221820d87364ac21;p=karo-tx-linux.git [NET]: File descriptor loss while receiving SCM_RIGHTS If more than one file descriptor was sent with an SCM_RIGHTS message, and on the receiving end, after installing a nonzero (but not all) file descritpors the process runs out of fds, then the already installed fds will be lost (userspace will have no way of knowing about them). The following patch makes sure, that at least the already installed fds are sent to userspace. It doesn't solve the issue of losing file descriptors in case of an EFAULT on the userspace buffer. Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c index d5d69fa15d07..52d32f1bc728 100644 --- a/net/compat.c +++ b/net/compat.c @@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ void scm_detach_fds_compat(struct msghdr *kmsg, struct scm_cookie *scm) if (i > 0) { int cmlen = CMSG_COMPAT_LEN(i * sizeof(int)); - if (!err) - err = put_user(SOL_SOCKET, &cm->cmsg_level); + err = put_user(SOL_SOCKET, &cm->cmsg_level); if (!err) err = put_user(SCM_RIGHTS, &cm->cmsg_type); if (!err) diff --git a/net/core/scm.c b/net/core/scm.c index 649d01ef35b6..271cf060ef8c 100644 --- a/net/core/scm.c +++ b/net/core/scm.c @@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ void scm_detach_fds(struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *scm) if (i > 0) { int cmlen = CMSG_LEN(i*sizeof(int)); - if (!err) - err = put_user(SOL_SOCKET, &cm->cmsg_level); + err = put_user(SOL_SOCKET, &cm->cmsg_level); if (!err) err = put_user(SCM_RIGHTS, &cm->cmsg_type); if (!err)