diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c index fe012d5a800a..b3920d30d6f6 100644 --- a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c +++ b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c @@ -4344,7 +4344,20 @@ getvnode(struct filedesc *fdp, int fd, cap_rights_t rights, fp = fp_fromcap; } #endif /* CAPABILITIES */ - if (fp->f_vnode == NULL) { + + /* + * The file could be not of the vnode type, or it may be not + * yet fully initialized, in which case the f_vnode pointer + * may be set, but f_ops is still badfileops. E.g., + * devfs_open() transiently create such situation to + * facilitate csw d_fdopen(). + * + * Dupfdopen() handling in kern_openat() installs the + * half-baked file into the process descriptor table, allowing + * other thread to dereference it. Guard against the race by + * checking f_ops. + */ + if (fp->f_vnode == NULL || fp->f_ops == &badfileops) { fdrop(fp, curthread); return (EINVAL); }