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authorFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2013-08-16 09:38:52 +0200
committerFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2013-08-16 09:40:34 +0200
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CVE-2013-4237, BZ #14699: Buffer overflow in readdir_r
	* sysdeps/posix/dirstream.h (struct __dirstream): Add errcode
	member.
	* sysdeps/posix/opendir.c (__alloc_dir): Initialize errcode
	member.
	* sysdeps/posix/rewinddir.c (rewinddir): Reset errcode member.
	* sysdeps/posix/readdir_r.c (__READDIR_R): Enforce NAME_MAX limit.
	Return delayed error code.  Remove GETDENTS_64BIT_ALIGNED
	conditional.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64/readdir_r.c: Do not define
	GETDENTS_64BIT_ALIGNED.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/readdir64_r.c: Likewise.
	* manual/filesys.texi (Reading/Closing Directory): Document
	ENAMETOOLONG return value of readdir_r.  Recommend readdir more
	strongly.
	* manual/conf.texi (Limits for Files): Add portability note to
	NAME_MAX, PATH_MAX.
	(Pathconf): Add portability note for _PC_NAME_MAX, _PC_PATH_MAX.
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diff --git a/manual/conf.texi b/manual/conf.texi
index 7eb8b3625a..c720063b83 100644
--- a/manual/conf.texi
+++ b/manual/conf.texi
@@ -1149,6 +1149,9 @@ typed ahead as input.  @xref{I/O Queues}.
 @deftypevr Macro int NAME_MAX
 The uniform system limit (if any) for the length of a file name component, not
 including the terminating null character.
+
+@strong{Portability Note:} On some systems, @theglibc{} defines
+@code{NAME_MAX}, but does not actually enforce this limit.
 @end deftypevr
 
 @comment limits.h
@@ -1157,6 +1160,9 @@ including the terminating null character.
 The uniform system limit (if any) for the length of an entire file name (that
 is, the argument given to system calls such as @code{open}), including the
 terminating null character.
+
+@strong{Portability Note:} @Theglibc{} does not enforce this limit
+even if @code{PATH_MAX} is defined.
 @end deftypevr
 
 @cindex limits, pipe buffer size
@@ -1476,6 +1482,9 @@ Inquire about the value of @code{POSIX_REC_MIN_XFER_SIZE}.
 Inquire about the value of @code{POSIX_REC_XFER_ALIGN}.
 @end table
 
+@strong{Portability Note:} On some systems, @theglibc{} does not
+enforce @code{_PC_NAME_MAX} or @code{_PC_PATH_MAX} limits.
+
 @node Utility Limits
 @section Utility Program Capacity Limits