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* keyring.c (rename_tmp_file): Force a fsync (via iobuf_ioctl) on

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secret keyring files to be extra safe on filesystems that may not sync
data and metadata together (ext4).  Also check return code from the
cache invalidation to make sure we're safe over NFS and similar.
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David Shaw 2009-03-20 20:55:47 +00:00
parent da66b1d69e
commit 79f31e85db
2 changed files with 30 additions and 12 deletions
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@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
2009-03-20 David Shaw <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
* keyring.c (rename_tmp_file): Force a fsync (via iobuf_ioctl) on
secret keyring files to be extra safe on filesystems that may not
sync data and metadata together (ext4). Also check return code
from the cache invalidation to make sure we're safe over NFS and
similar.
2009-03-14 David Shaw <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
* gpgv.c (strusage): Fix name of program in "Syntax" line.

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/* keyring.c - keyring file handling
* Copyright (C) 2001, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
* Copyright (C) 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
*
* This file is part of GnuPG.
*
@ -1212,10 +1212,17 @@ static int
rename_tmp_file (const char *bakfname, const char *tmpfname,
const char *fname, int secret )
{
int rc=0;
int rc=G10ERR_GENERAL;
/* It's a secret keyring, so let's force a fsync just to be safe on
filesystems that may not sync data and metadata together
(ext4). */
if(secret && iobuf_ioctl(NULL,4,0,(char*)tmpfname)!=0)
goto fail;
/* invalidate close caches*/
iobuf_ioctl (NULL, 2, 0, (char*)tmpfname );
if(iobuf_ioctl (NULL, 2, 0, (char*)tmpfname )!=0)
goto fail;
iobuf_ioctl (NULL, 2, 0, (char*)bakfname );
iobuf_ioctl (NULL, 2, 0, (char*)fname );
@ -1245,15 +1252,7 @@ rename_tmp_file (const char *bakfname, const char *tmpfname,
tmpfname, fname, strerror(errno) );
register_secured_file (fname);
rc = G10ERR_RENAME_FILE;
if (secret)
{
log_info(_("WARNING: 2 files with confidential"
" information exists.\n"));
log_info(_("%s is the unchanged one\n"), fname );
log_info(_("%s is the new one\n"), tmpfname );
log_info(_("Please fix this possible security flaw\n"));
}
return rc;
goto fail;
}
/* Now make sure the file has the same permissions as the original */
@ -1275,6 +1274,17 @@ rename_tmp_file (const char *bakfname, const char *tmpfname,
#endif
return 0;
fail:
if(secret)
{
log_info(_("WARNING: 2 files with confidential information exists.\n"));
log_info(_("%s is the unchanged one\n"), fname );
log_info(_("%s is the new one\n"), tmpfname );
log_info(_("Please fix this possible security flaw\n"));
}
return rc;
}