Linux: reorder /proc/<pid>/status parsing #1481
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A minor gripe here: The commit description isn't obvious that it fixes a use-after-free. I would write the description like this: |
When parsing an essential pid entry file like 'status' fails, we treat the process as a short-lived one and skip adding it into the process table. This should be done before the process is added, as the goto label used for error handling can free the process structure, thus causing an use-after-free scenario. Fixes: 22d25db ("Linux: detect container process by different PID namespace") Closes: htop-dev#1455
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In case parsing an essential pid entry file like 'status' we treat the process as a short living one and ignore it. In the relevant goto label the process structure is free'd, thus it must not have been inserted into the global process table.
Reorder parsing the status file after potentially inserting the process into the process table.
Fixes: 22d25db ("Linux: detect container process by different PID namespace")
Closes: #1455