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man: document that sd_bus_creds_get_exec() is not suitable for security decisions
Fixes: #12704
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<filename>/proc/<replaceable>pid</replaceable>/task/<replaceable>tid</replaceable>/comm</filename>).
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</para>
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<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_exe()</function> will retrieve
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the path to the program executable (as stored in the
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<filename>/proc/<replaceable>pid</replaceable>/exe</filename>
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link, but with the <literal> (deleted)</literal> suffix removed). Note
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that kernel threads do not have an executable path, in which case
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-ENXIO is returned.</para>
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<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_exe()</function> will retrieve the path to the program executable (as
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stored in the <filename>/proc/<replaceable>pid</replaceable>/exe</filename> link, but with the <literal>
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(deleted)</literal> suffix removed). Note that kernel threads do not have an executable path, in which
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case -ENXIO is returned. Note that this property should not be used for more than explanatory
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information, in particular it should not be used for security-relevant decisions. That's because the
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executable might have been replaced or removed by the time the value can be processed. Moreover, the
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kernel exports this information in an ambiguous way (i.e. a deleted executable cannot be safely
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distinguished from one whose name suffix is <literal> (deleted)</literal>.</para>
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<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_cmdline()</function> will
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retrieve an array of command line arguments (as stored in
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