fix: enforce parent-dir permission check on readlink()#366
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readlink() was missing a _check_parent_perms() call when set_user() is active. On POSIX, readlink(2) requires execute permission on the parent directory to resolve the path to the symlink. Adds _check_parent_perms($file, 1) before returning the readlink value, consistent with all other path-based operations. Includes tests for owner/group/other/root permission scenarios. Fixes cpan-authors#365 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What
Adds execute-permission check on the parent directory for
readlink()whenset_user()is active.Why
readlink()was the only path-based operation that bypassed permission enforcement entirely. On POSIX,readlink(2)requires execute permission on each directory component to resolve the path. All other directory-traversing operations (unlink,rename,symlink,link,mkdir,rmdir) already enforce this via_check_parent_perms().How
Single
_check_parent_perms($file, 1)call added before returning the readlink value — same pattern as every other permission-enforcing operation.Testing
5 new subtests in
t/readlink.tcovering:Full test suite: 93/94 pass (only pre-existing
fh-ref-leak.tfailure, GH #179).Fixes #365
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Changes: 2 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Code scan: clean
Tests: failed (4 Failed, 94 test)
Branch hygiene: clean
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