Bug Summary

File:src/lib/libc/sys/w_vfork.c
Warning:line 29, column 10
Call to function 'vfork' is insecure as it can lead to denial of service situations in the parent process. Replace calls to vfork with calls to the safer 'posix_spawn' function

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clang -cc1 -cc1 -triple amd64-unknown-openbsd7.0 -analyze -disable-free -disable-llvm-verifier -discard-value-names -main-file-name w_vfork.c -analyzer-store=region -analyzer-opt-analyze-nested-blocks -analyzer-checker=core -analyzer-checker=apiModeling -analyzer-checker=unix -analyzer-checker=deadcode -analyzer-checker=security.insecureAPI.UncheckedReturn -analyzer-checker=security.insecureAPI.getpw -analyzer-checker=security.insecureAPI.gets -analyzer-checker=security.insecureAPI.mktemp -analyzer-checker=security.insecureAPI.mkstemp -analyzer-checker=security.insecureAPI.vfork -analyzer-checker=nullability.NullPassedToNonnull -analyzer-checker=nullability.NullReturnedFromNonnull -analyzer-output plist -w -setup-static-analyzer -mrelocation-model pic -pic-level 1 -fhalf-no-semantic-interposition -mframe-pointer=all -relaxed-aliasing -fno-rounding-math -mconstructor-aliases -munwind-tables -target-cpu x86-64 -target-feature +retpoline-indirect-calls -target-feature +retpoline-indirect-branches -tune-cpu generic -debugger-tuning=gdb -fcoverage-compilation-dir=/usr/src/lib/libc/obj -resource-dir /usr/local/lib/clang/13.0.0 -include namespace.h -I /usr/src/lib/libc/include -I /usr/src/lib/libc/hidden -D __LIBC__ -D APIWARN -D YP -I /usr/src/lib/libc/yp -I /usr/src/lib/libc -I /usr/src/lib/libc/gdtoa -I /usr/src/lib/libc/arch/amd64/gdtoa -D INFNAN_CHECK -D MULTIPLE_THREADS -D NO_FENV_H -D USE_LOCALE -I /usr/src/lib/libc -I /usr/src/lib/libc/citrus -D RESOLVSORT -D FLOATING_POINT -D PRINTF_WIDE_CHAR -D SCANF_WIDE_CHAR -D FUTEX -D PIC -internal-isystem /usr/local/lib/clang/13.0.0/include -internal-externc-isystem /usr/include -O2 -fdebug-compilation-dir=/usr/src/lib/libc/obj -ferror-limit 19 -fwrapv -D_RET_PROTECTOR -ret-protector -fgnuc-version=4.2.1 -vectorize-loops -vectorize-slp -fno-builtin-malloc -fno-builtin-calloc -fno-builtin-realloc -fno-builtin-valloc -fno-builtin-free -fno-builtin-strdup -fno-builtin-strndup -analyzer-output=html -faddrsig -D__GCC_HAVE_DWARF2_CFI_ASM=1 -o /home/ben/Projects/vmm/scan-build/2022-01-12-194120-40624-1 -x c /usr/src/lib/libc/sys/w_vfork.c
1/* $OpenBSD: w_vfork.c,v 1.1 2016/05/07 19:05:22 guenther Exp $ */
2/*
3 * Copyright (c) 2015 Philip Guenther <guenther@openbsd.org>
4 *
5 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
6 * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
7 * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
8 *
9 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
10 * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
11 * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
12 * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
13 * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
14 * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
15 * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
16 */
17
18#include <tib.h>
19#include <unistd.h>
20#include "thread_private.h"
21
22pid_t
23WRAP(vfork)_libc_vfork_wrap(void)
24{
25 pid_t newid;
26
27 if (_thread_cb.tc_vfork != NULL((void*)0))
28 return (_thread_cb.tc_vfork());
29 newid = vfork();
Call to function 'vfork' is insecure as it can lead to denial of service situations in the parent process. Replace calls to vfork with calls to the safer 'posix_spawn' function
30 if (newid == 0)
31 TIB_GET()((struct tib *)((char *)(__amd64_read_tcb(0)) - (__builtin_offsetof
(struct tib, __tib_self) + 0)))->tib_tid = getthrid();
32 return newid;
33}
34DEF_WRAP(vfork)__asm__(".weak " "vfork" " ; " "vfork" " = " "_libc_vfork_wrap"
);