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| author | Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org> | 2026-05-01 03:02:55 +0000 |
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| committer | Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org> | 2026-05-01 03:02:55 +0000 |
| commit | 9c18d55a768a3e60ecaba1325e9a3e00a25dee26 (patch) | |
| tree | c5647e890fb0a1da13016a5841eedad9584dc1af | |
| parent | 4d4acdbfc22c84081037f31cff4fb03d18373036 (diff) | |
fexecve(2): call out a scenario where you want !O_EXEC
We note a reason why you might need it, but there's an equally important
reason you may need to omit it: interpreted programs. Add a note
accordingly, along with the workaround configuration if there's reason
you can't help it.
PR: 294780
Reviewed by: Jan Bramkamp <crest_freebsd_rlwinm.de>, kib
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56704
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libsys/execve.2 | 13 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libsys/execve.2 b/lib/libsys/execve.2 index dc85b9321e48..5562e198239a 100644 --- a/lib/libsys/execve.2 +++ b/lib/libsys/execve.2 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd July 02, 2025 +.Dd April 29, 2026 .Dt EXECVE 2 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -232,6 +232,17 @@ is to use the .Dv O_EXEC flag when opening .Fa fd . +Opening without +.Dv O_EXEC +may be necessary in the case of executing an interpreted program, as the +interpreter will not be able to acquire a descriptor to the script for reading +without mounting +.Xr fdescfs 4 +on +.Pa /dev/fd +with the +.Cm nodup +option. Note that the file to be executed can not be open for writing. .Sh RETURN VALUES As the |
