Merge pull request #962 from gcmoreira/fix_dentry_mem_smear_issue_961

Fix issue #961: Prevent potential dentry pointer memory smear
2026-09-09 11:17:38 +02:00 · 2023-05-30 17:51:05 +01:00
parent b9e5cfb393 0f42f0eaf1
commit 2e577790d2
1 changed files with 3 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -200,8 +200,11 @@ class LinuxUtilities(interfaces.configuration.VersionableInterface):
        Returns:
            str: A file (or sock pipe) pathname relative to the task's root directory.
        """
+
+        # Memory smear protection: Check that both the file and dentry pointers are valid.
        try:
            dentry = filp.get_dentry()
+            dentry.is_root()
        except exceptions.InvalidAddressException:
            return ""