tar/tar-1.27.1-dont-read-write-terminal.patch
2014-04-01 14:51:55 +02:00

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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1a264b0..c4dd8c6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ version 1.27.1 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2013-11-17
* Fix extracting sparse members from star archives.
+* Tar refuses to read input from and write output to a tty device.
+
version 1.27 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2013-10-05
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 4b44eaf..5ec8d31 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -633,6 +633,22 @@ init_buffer (void)
record_end = record_start + blocking_factor;
}
+static void
+check_tty (enum access_mode mode)
+{
+ /* Refuse to read archive from and write it to a tty. */
+ if (strcmp (archive_name_array[0], "-") == 0
+ && isatty (mode == ACCESS_READ ? STDIN_FILENO : STDOUT_FILENO))
+ {
+ FATAL_ERROR ((0, 0,
+ mode == ACCESS_READ
+ ? _("Refusing to read archive contents from terminal "
+ "(missing -f option?)")
+ : _("Refusing to write archive contents to terminal "
+ "(missing -f option?)")));
+ }
+}
+
/* Open an archive file. The argument specifies whether we are
reading or writing, or both. */
static void
@@ -653,6 +669,7 @@ _open_archive (enum access_mode wanted_access)
/* When updating the archive, we start with reading. */
access_mode = wanted_access == ACCESS_UPDATE ? ACCESS_READ : wanted_access;
+ check_tty (access_mode);
read_full_records = read_full_records_option;
@@ -696,7 +713,6 @@ _open_archive (enum access_mode wanted_access)
enum compress_type type;
archive = STDIN_FILENO;
-
type = check_compressed_archive (&shortfile);
if (type != ct_tar && type != ct_none)
FATAL_ERROR ((0, 0,