[DragonFlyBSD - Submit #2933] Remove unix domain socket support from cat(1)

[bugtracker-admin at leaf.dragonflybsd.org]

Issue #2933 has been updated by tautolog.


I have actually used this feature before, for test scripts for a network API, but I still support removal because it could reduce attack vectors and attack surface. I use netcat now, just as suggested. 

> On Aug 1, 2016, at 7:09 PM, bugtracker-admin at leaf.dragonflybsd.org wrote:
> 
> Issue #2933 has been reported by sevan.
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> Submit #2933: Remove unix domain socket support from cat(1)
> http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/2933
> 
> * Author: sevan
> * Status: New
> * Priority: Normal
> * Assignee: 
> * Category: Userland
> * Target version: 
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> Introduced in FreeBSD[1] and inherited in DragonFly BSD, cat(1) has the ability to utilise a unix domain socket but the usecase is somewhat limited & better served by other tools eg netcat. Attached diff removes the functionality & restores previous behaviour. This feature is exclusive to FreeBSD & DragonFly BSD and has not been adopted by the other BSDs.
> 
> [1] https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/bin/cat/cat.c?r1=78732&r2=83482&view=patch
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> ---Files--------------------------------
> patch-dfbsd-cat-nosocket.txt (4.32 KB)
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Submit #2933: Remove unix domain socket support from cat(1)
http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/2933#change-12957

* Author: sevan
* Status: New
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Category: Userland
* Target version: 
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Introduced in FreeBSD[1] and inherited in DragonFly BSD, cat(1) has the ability to utilise a unix domain socket but the usecase is somewhat limited & better served by other tools eg netcat. Attached diff removes the functionality & restores previous behaviour. This feature is exclusive to FreeBSD & DragonFly BSD and has not been adopted by the other BSDs.

[1] https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/bin/cat/cat.c?r1=78732&r2=83482&view=patch

---Files--------------------------------
patch-dfbsd-cat-nosocket.txt (4.32 KB)


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