Re: kernel bug in socketpair()

["David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 09:32:09 -0400 (EDT)
David Korn <dgk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[ Added netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, the proper place to discuss networking kernel 
issues. ]

> The first problem is that files created with socketpair() are not accessible
> via /dev/fd/n or /proc/$$/fd/n where n is the file descriptor returned
> by socketpair().  Note that this is not a problem with pipe().

Not a bug.

Sockets are not openable via /proc files under any circumstances,
not just the circumstances you describe.  This is a policy decision and
prevents a whole slew of potential security holes.