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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:19:24 +0200
From: Markus Wichmann <nullplan@....net>
To: musl@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: Luca Kellermann <mailto.luca.kellermann@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] scandir: fix leaks caused by cancellation
Am Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 08:51:30PM +0200 schrieb Luca Kellermann:
> opendir(), sel(), closedir(), or cmp() might act upon a cancellation
> request. because scandir() did not install a cancellation cleanup
> handler, this could lead to memory and file descriptor leaks.
scandir() is on the "may be cancel-point" list in POSIX-2024, so it
would also be acceptable to just disable cancellation for the duration
of the function (since it's not on the "shall be cancel-point" list).
Ciao,
Markus
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