Replace inet_aton() with inet_pton() to parse IPs correctly (#8825)

[libi2ncommon] / src / daemonfunc.cpp

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/***************************************************************************
 *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Intra2net AG - Thomas Jarosch                   *
 ***************************************************************************/
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pwd.h>
#include <grp.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

#include <string>
#include <stdexcept>
#include "daemonfunc.hpp"
#include "stringfunc.hxx"
#include "filefunc.hxx"


namespace I2n
{
namespace Daemon
{

using namespace std;

/**
 * Fork into the background.
 */
void daemonize()
{
   int pid=fork();

   if (pid < 0)
   {
      throw runtime_error("fork() failed");
   }
   if (pid > 0)
   {
      // parent process
      exit (0);
   }
   // pid==0 -> child process: continue
}

/**
 * Drop root privileges
 * @param username User to become. Don't change user if empty
 * @param group Group to become. Don't change group if empty
 * @param get_group_from_user Get group GID from user information if group is empty.
 * @return true if all is fine, false otherwise
 */
bool drop_root_privileges(const std::string &username,
                          const std::string &group, bool get_group_from_user)
{
   if (!group.empty())
   {
      Group my_group(group);
      if (!my_group.is_valid())
         return false;

      if (setgid((my_group.Gid)))
         return false;
   }

   if (!username.empty())
   {
      User my_user(username);
      if (!my_user.is_valid())
         return false;

      if (get_group_from_user && group.empty())
      {
         if (setgid((my_user.Gid)))
            return false;
      }

      // Initialize additional groups the user is a member of
      if (initgroups(username.c_str(), getgid()) == -1)
         return false;

      if (setuid(my_user.Uid))
         return false;
   }

    return true;
}

static const char *const EXE_DELETED_MARKER = " (deleted)";

/** @brief      Remove the deletion marker from a binary name, if applicable.
 *
 * @param exe   Binary name as obtained from ``/proc/$PID/exe``.
 *
 * @return      The input binary name with a trailing `` (deleted)`` removed.
 *
 * From proc(5):
 *
 *     /proc/[pid]/exe
 *            […] If the pathname has been unlinked, the symbolic link will
 *            contain the string '(deleted)' appended to the original pathname.
 *
 * Which introduces an ambiguity if the path of the actual binary ends in
 * `` (deleted)``.
 */
static inline std::string
strip_deleted_marker (const std::string &exe)
{
    if (exe.size () <= sizeof (*EXE_DELETED_MARKER)) {
        /* This binary name can’t possibly contain a deleted marker. */
        return exe;
    }

    const size_t found = exe.rfind (EXE_DELETED_MARKER);
    if (found == std::string::npos) {
        /* Input does not contain the deleted marker. */
        return exe;
    }

    return exe.substr (0, found);
}

/**
 * @brief determine the pids for a given program
 * @param[in] name name (or full path) of the binary
 * @param[out] result the pids associated with the name.
 * @return @a true if the function performed without errors.
 *
 * Walk though the /proc/\<pid\>'s and search for the name.
 *
 * @note Since this function uses /proc, it's system specific. Currently:
 * Linux only!
 *
 * @todo check cmdline and stat in /proc/\<pid\> dir for the searched name.
 */
bool pid_of(const std::string& name, std::vector< pid_t >& result)
{
   std::vector< std::string > entries;
   std::vector< pid_t > fuzz1_result;
   std::vector< pid_t > fuzz2_result;
   result.clear();

   if (name.empty()) return false;
   if (!get_dir("/proc", entries)) return false;

   for (std::vector< std::string >::const_iterator it= entries.begin();
         it != entries.end();
         ++it)
   {
      pid_t pid;
      if (! string_to<pid_t>(*it, pid)) continue;
      std::string base_path= std::string("/proc/") + *it;
      std::string exe_path= base_path + "/exe";
      I2n::Stat stat(exe_path, false);
      if (not stat or not stat.is_link()) continue;
      std::string real_exe= read_link(exe_path);
      if (!real_exe.empty())
      {
         // we got the path of the exe
         if (real_exe == name || strip_deleted_marker (real_exe) == name)
         {
                 result.push_back( pid );
                 continue;
         }
         
         std::string proc_stat= read_file( base_path + "/stat");
         if (proc_stat.empty()) continue; // process vanished
         
         //TODO some more fuzz tests here?! (cmdline, stat(us))
         
         real_exe = basename (real_exe);
         if (real_exe == name || strip_deleted_marker (real_exe) == name)
         {
                 fuzz2_result.push_back(pid);
                 continue;
         }
      }
      else
      {
         // we haven't got the path of the exe
         // this can happen e.g. with processes owned by other users
         // -> parse the commandline instead
         std::string cmdline = read_file(base_path + "/cmdline");
         if (cmdline.empty()) continue;

         // in /proc/*/cmdline, the parameters are split by nullbytes, we only care for the first parameter
         if (cmdline.find('\0') != string::npos)
            cmdline.erase(cmdline.find('\0'));

         if (cmdline == name)
         {
               result.push_back( pid );
               continue;
         }

         if (basename(cmdline) == name)
         {
               fuzz2_result.push_back(pid);
               continue;
         }
      }
   }
   if (result.empty())
   {
      result.swap(fuzz1_result);
   }
   if (result.empty())
   {
      result.swap(fuzz2_result);
   }
   return true;
} // eo pidOf(const std::string&,std::vector< pid_t >&)

/**
 * @brief   establish a new session for the current process.
 *
 * @return  the id of the new session.
 *
 * This wraps setsid(2); to be called from a child process after forking.
 * Raises ``runtime_error`` if the call fails.
 */
pid_t create_session (void)
{
    pid_t sid;

    errno = 0;
    if ((sid = setsid ()) == -1)
    {
        throw std::runtime_error
            ((std::string)
             "create_session: setsid() returned an error ("
             + I2n::to_string (errno)
             + "): " + strerror (errno));
    }

    return sid;
}

/**
 * @brief   reopen standard file descriptors as ``/dev/null``.
 *
 * Disable stdin, stdout and stderr to ensure no output can be read from or
 * written to those descriptors. This assumes the process will interact with
 * the outside world through other means like syslog and sockets.
 *
 * Raises ``runtime_error`` in case of errors.
 */
void null_fds () {
    int devnull;

    errno = 0;
    if ((devnull = open ("/dev/null", O_RDWR)) == -1)
    {
        throw std::runtime_error
            ((std::string)
             "null_fds: open(/dev/null) returned an error ("
             + I2n::to_string (errno)
             + "): " + strerror (errno));
    }

    for (int fd = 0; fd != 3; ++fd)
    {
        errno = 0;
        if (dup2 (devnull, fd) == -1)
        {
            throw std::runtime_error
                ((std::string)
                 "null_fds: dup2(/dev/null, "
                 + I2n::to_string (fd)
                 + ") returned an error ("
                 + I2n::to_string (errno)
                 + "): " + strerror (errno));
        }
    }

    errno = 0;
    if (close (devnull) == -1)
    {
        throw std::runtime_error
            ((std::string)
             "null_fds: close(/dev/null) returned an error ("
             + I2n::to_string (errno)
             + "): " + strerror (errno));
    }
}

/**
 * @brief   convert the current process into a background process.
 *
 * This convenience wrapper combines forking, creation of a new session and
 * disabling stdio.
 *
 * Raises ``runtime_error`` in case of errors.
 */
void daemonize_full (void)
{
    daemonize ();
    (void)create_session ();
    null_fds ();
}

}
}