xref: /minix/lib/libwrap/shell_cmd.c (revision c3b6f8f2)
1 /*	$NetBSD: shell_cmd.c,v 1.7 2012/03/22 22:59:43 joerg Exp $	*/
2 
3  /*
4   * shell_cmd() takes a shell command after %<character> substitutions. The
5   * command is executed by a /bin/sh child process, with standard input,
6   * standard output and standard error connected to /dev/null.
7   *
8   * Diagnostics are reported through syslog(3).
9   *
10   * Author: Wietse Venema, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
11   */
12 
13 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
14 #ifndef lint
15 #if 0
16 static char sccsid[] = "@(#) shell_cmd.c 1.5 94/12/28 17:42:44";
17 #else
18 __RCSID("$NetBSD: shell_cmd.c,v 1.7 2012/03/22 22:59:43 joerg Exp $");
19 #endif
20 #endif
21 
22 /* System libraries. */
23 
24 #include <sys/types.h>
25 #include <sys/param.h>
26 #include <sys/wait.h>
27 #include <signal.h>
28 #include <stdio.h>
29 #include <stdlib.h>
30 #include <unistd.h>
31 #include <fcntl.h>
32 #include <syslog.h>
33 #include <string.h>
34 
35 /* Local stuff. */
36 
37 #include "tcpd.h"
38 
39 /* Forward declarations. */
40 
41 static void do_child(char *) __dead;
42 
43 /* shell_cmd - execute shell command */
44 
45 void
46 shell_cmd(char *command)
47 {
48     int     child_pid;
49     int     wait_pid;
50 
51     /*
52      * Most of the work is done within the child process, to minimize the
53      * risk of damage to the parent.
54      */
55 
56     switch (child_pid = fork()) {
57     case -1:					/* error */
58 	tcpd_warn("cannot fork: %m");
59 	break;
60     case 00:					/* child */
61 	do_child(command);
62 	/* NOTREACHED */
63     default:					/* parent */
64 	while ((wait_pid = wait((int *) 0)) != -1 && wait_pid != child_pid)
65 	     /* void */ ;
66     }
67 }
68 
69 /* do_child - exec command with { stdin, stdout, stderr } to /dev/null */
70 
71 static void
72 do_child(char *command)
73 {
74     int     tmp_fd;
75 
76     /*
77      * Systems with POSIX sessions may send a SIGHUP to grandchildren if the
78      * child exits first. This is sick, sessions were invented for terminals.
79      */
80 
81     signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
82 
83     /* Set up new stdin, stdout, stderr, and exec the shell command. */
84 
85     for (tmp_fd = 0; tmp_fd < 3; tmp_fd++)
86 	(void) close(tmp_fd);
87     if (open("/dev/null", 2) != 0) {
88 	tcpd_warn("open /dev/null: %m");
89     } else if (dup(0) != 1 || dup(0) != 2) {
90 	tcpd_warn("dup: %m");
91     } else {
92 	(void) execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", command, (char *) 0);
93 	tcpd_warn("execl /bin/sh: %m");
94     }
95 
96     /* Something went wrong. We MUST terminate the child process. */
97     _exit(0);
98 }
99