cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_descrip.c

Poul-Henning Kamp phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Sun Dec 28 11:34:42 PST 2003


In message <200312281927.hBSJRFdV025302 at repoman.freebsd.org>, David Malone writ
es:
>dwmalone    2003/12/28 11:27:14 PST
>
>  FreeBSD src repository
>
>  Modified files:
>    sys/kern             kern_descrip.c 
>  Log:
>  Plug a leak of open files that happens when you exec a suid program
>  with one of std{in,out,err} open. This helps with the file descriptor
>  leaks reported on -current. This should probably be merged into 5.2.
>  
>  Reviewed by:    ru
>  Tested by:      Bjoern A. Zeeb <bzeeb-lists at lists.zabbadoz.net>

And let us not forget a big thankyou! to Oliver Brandmueller
<ob at e-Gitt.NET> who did so much work to make us pay attention and
to narrow this bug down.


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