[PATCH] posix: execvpe: skip $PATH components that are too long [BZ #33626]
Pádraig Brady
P@draigBrady.com
Fri Feb 13 19:41:13 GMT 2026
* posix/execvpe.c (__execvpe_common): Rather than error out
with ENAMETOOLONG, just ignore and try the next path.
Note we know the FILE length is <= NAME_MAX, so the ENAMETOOLONG
almost certainly pertains to the current $PATH entry.
* posix/tst-execvpe7.c: A new test based on tst-execvp3.c.
* posix/Makefile: Reference the new test.
---
posix/Makefile | 1 +
posix/execvpe.c | 3 ++
posix/tst-execvpe7.c | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 78 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 posix/tst-execvpe7.c
diff --git a/posix/Makefile b/posix/Makefile
index f377948462..ec28b9e1da 100644
--- a/posix/Makefile
+++ b/posix/Makefile
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ tests := \
tst-execvpe4 \
tst-execvpe5 \
tst-execvpe6 \
+ tst-execvpe7 \
tst-fexecve \
tst-fnmatch \
tst-fnmatch2 \
diff --git a/posix/execvpe.c b/posix/execvpe.c
index 29e8bcd3d1..ec56e297b0 100644
--- a/posix/execvpe.c
+++ b/posix/execvpe.c
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ __execvpe_common (const char *file, char *const argv[], char *const envp[],
/* Those errors indicate the file is missing or not executable
by us, in which case we want to just try the next path
directory. */
+ case ENAMETOOLONG:
+ /* We've already verified that the FILE length is < NAME_MAX,
+ so this implies a path component is too long, so skip it. */
case ENODEV:
case ETIMEDOUT:
/* Some strange filesystems like AFS return even
diff --git a/posix/tst-execvpe7.c b/posix/tst-execvpe7.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6d9d70c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/posix/tst-execvpe7.c
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* Check execvpe does not fail when encountering long $PATH components.
+ Copyright (C) 2016-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+ The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#include <support/capture_subprocess.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <support/support.h>
+#include <support/temp_file.h>
+#include <support/test-driver.h>
+#include <support/xunistd.h>
+
+static char *fname;
+
+static void
+do_prepare (int c, char** argv)
+{
+ int fd;
+ TEST_VERIFY_EXIT ((fd = create_temp_file ("testscript", &fname)) != -1);
+
+ dprintf (fd, "echo foo\n");
+ TEST_VERIFY_EXIT (fchmod (fd, 0700) == 0);
+ xclose (fd);
+}
+#define PREPARE do_prepare
+
+static void
+run_execvpe (void *closure)
+{
+ char *argv[] = { fname, NULL };
+ execvpe (basename (fname), argv, NULL);
+
+ support_record_failure ();
+}
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+ /* Linux 6.17 at least will give ENAMETOOLONG once any
+ path component is > NAME_MAX, so ensure we skip such paths
+ rather than failing. [BZ #33626] */
+ char *path = xasprintf ("%*s:%s", NAME_MAX+1, "", test_dir);
+ TEST_VERIFY_EXIT (setenv ("PATH", path, 1) == 0);
+ free (path);
+
+ struct support_capture_subprocess result
+ = support_capture_subprocess (run_execvpe, NULL);
+ support_capture_subprocess_check (&result, "execvpe", 0, sc_allow_stdout);
+
+ TEST_COMPARE_STRING (result.out.buffer, "foo\n");
+
+ support_capture_subprocess_free (&result);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
--
2.52.0
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