Re: [patch 2/2] fs, proc: Introduce the /proc/<pid>/map_files/ directory v12

[Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@openwall.com>]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 18:48 +0400, Vasiliy Kulikov wrote:
> > So, there is no *new* hole.
> 
> Actually now I see the difference between having something mapped and
> having an _fd_ of this something.
> 
> Relevant code:
> 
> +static struct dentry *
> +proc_map_files_instantiate(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
> +              struct task_struct *task, const void *ptr)
> +{
> ...
> +   inode->i_mode = S_IFLNK;
> +
> +   if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)
> +       inode->i_mode |= S_IRUSR | S_IXUSR;
> +   if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
> +       inode->i_mode |= S_IWUSR | S_IXUSR;
> 
> 
> If you have a write mmap area, but no fd, you may not trunc a file; with
> map_files/ you may get an fd and ftrunc it.

Also it unconditionally adds +x, but I don't think it breaks any
security assumption as (1) there is no +s and (2) fd is not a directory.

Thanks,

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Vasiliy Kulikov
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