From: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:14:09 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: libbb: spawn should remove child which failed to exec
X-Git-Tag: 1_19_0~346
X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c5d0f15dbd8087f60b377fa9fc18d08698429189;p=oweals%2Fbusybox.git

libbb: spawn should remove child which failed to exec

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
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diff --git a/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c b/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c
index af938bed3..a75eafbd3 100644
--- a/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c
+++ b/libbb/vfork_daemon_rexec.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ pid_t FAST_FUNC spawn(char **argv)
 	 * Interested party can wait on pid and learn exit code.
 	 * If 111 - then it (most probably) failed to exec */
 	if (failed) {
+		safe_waitpid(pid, NULL, 0); /* prevent zombie */
 		errno = failed;
 		return -1;
 	}