[LTP] [PATCH 4/4] Test for CVE-2016-10044 mark AIO pseudo-fs noexec

[Richard Palethorpe]

Hello Jan,

Jan Stancek writes:

> ----- Original Message -----
> ...
>> +
>> +#include "tst_test.h"
>> +
>> +#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_AIO_ABI_H
>> +
>> +#include <stdio.h>
>> +#include <string.h>
>> +#include <linux_syscall_numbers.h>
>> +#include <linux/aio_abi.h>
>
> Hi,
>
> from LTP docs:
> "Don't use +linux/+ headers if at all possible. Usually they are replaced with
> +sys/+ headers as things work their way into glibc.  Furthermore, +linux/+
> headers get shuffled around a lot more than their +sys/+ counterparts it
> seems."

Ah, thanks for pointing that out.

>
> If we really have to use linux header then I'd suggest a configure check
> that also checks it's compilable.
>
> Regards,
> Jan

As far as I am aware the alternatives are to use libaio, which seems
like overkill for this test. Or to include the AIO ABI definitions
inside the test. I don't think there is a comparable sys/ header.

I don't really mind using libaio if that is preferred?

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Thank you,
Richard.