[libvirt] [PATCHv2 2/2] virDomainSaveXML: Reject domains which name start with '.'

The domain name is used as a filename, so this leads to unexpected results, either because hidden files are created, or because the file is created somewhere else in the directory tree when '/' is used as well. --- src/conf/domain_conf.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c index 13f4bc0..f5b738a 100644 --- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c +++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c @@ -14735,6 +14735,13 @@ int virDomainSaveXML(const char *configDir, goto cleanup; } + if (def->name[0] == '.') { + virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_DETAIL, + _("invalid domain name '%s': name can't start with '.'"), + def->name); + goto cleanup; + } + if ((configFile = virDomainConfigFile(configDir, def->name)) == NULL) goto cleanup; -- 1.8.1