[PATCH v2 2/4] selftests/landlock: Fix socket file descriptor leaks in audit helpers
Mickaël Salaün
mic at digikod.net
Wed Apr 1 16:14:49 UTC 2026
audit_init() opens a netlink socket and configures it, but leaks the
file descriptor if audit_set_status() or setsockopt() fails. Fix this
by jumping to an error path that closes the socket before returning.
Apply the same fix to audit_init_with_exe_filter(), which leaks the file
descriptor from audit_init() if audit_init_filter_exe() or
audit_filter_exe() fails, and to audit_cleanup(), which leaks it if
audit_init_filter_exe() fails in FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT().
Cc: Günther Noack <gnoack at google.com>
Fixes: 6a500b22971c ("selftests/landlock: Add tests for audit flags and domain IDs")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260312100444.2609563-8-mic@digikod.net
Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic at digikod.net>
---
Changes since v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260312100444.2609563-8-mic@digikod.net
- New patch (split from the drain fix, extended to
audit_init_with_exe_filter() and audit_cleanup()).
---
tools/testing/selftests/landlock/audit.h | 26 +++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/audit.h b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/audit.h
index 1049a0582af5..6422943fc69e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/audit.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/audit.h
@@ -379,19 +379,25 @@ static int audit_init(void)
err = audit_set_status(fd, AUDIT_STATUS_ENABLED, 1);
if (err)
- return err;
+ goto err_close;
err = audit_set_status(fd, AUDIT_STATUS_PID, getpid());
if (err)
- return err;
+ goto err_close;
/* Sets a timeout for negative tests. */
err = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &audit_tv_default,
sizeof(audit_tv_default));
- if (err)
- return -errno;
+ if (err) {
+ err = -errno;
+ goto err_close;
+ }
return fd;
+
+err_close:
+ close(fd);
+ return err;
}
static int audit_init_filter_exe(struct audit_filter *filter, const char *path)
@@ -441,8 +447,10 @@ static int audit_cleanup(int audit_fd, struct audit_filter *filter)
filter = &new_filter;
err = audit_init_filter_exe(filter, NULL);
- if (err)
+ if (err) {
+ close(audit_fd);
return err;
+ }
}
/* Filters might not be in place. */
@@ -468,11 +476,15 @@ static int audit_init_with_exe_filter(struct audit_filter *filter)
err = audit_init_filter_exe(filter, NULL);
if (err)
- return err;
+ goto err_close;
err = audit_filter_exe(fd, filter, AUDIT_ADD_RULE);
if (err)
- return err;
+ goto err_close;
return fd;
+
+err_close:
+ close(fd);
+ return err;
}
--
2.53.0
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