id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
13028	boost::filesystem::canonical(const path& p, system::error_code& ec) throws exception	Zach Wasserman <zachwass2000@…>	Beman Dawes	"Per [http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_64_0/libs/filesystem/doc/reference.html#Error-reporting the docs], this function should report filesystem errors through the error_code. In the case of permission issues, this contract is violated.

This is best explained with the test case:


{{{
#include <boost/detail/lightweight_test_report.hpp>
#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>

namespace fs = boost::filesystem;

int test_main(int, char*[])
{
  // Ensure that we do not have read permissions on pwd
  fs::path tmp_path = fs::temp_directory_path();
  fs::path unique_path = fs::unique_path();
  fs::path dir_path = tmp_path / unique_path;
  fs::create_directory(dir_path);
  fs::current_path(dir_path);
  fs::permissions(dir_path, fs::no_perms);

  // Try to get a canonical path with the error_code API. This should return an
  // error through the error_code, but instead throws an exception (because
  // canonical(const path& p, system::error_code& ec) calls current_path()
  // without error_code)
  boost::system::error_code e;
  fs::canonical(""foo"", e);
  BOOST_TEST(e.value() != 0);

  return ::boost::report_errors();
}
}}}

Test output:

{{{
bin/bug
Clang version 8.0.0 (clang-800.0.38), __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__ not defined
libc++ version 3700
Mac OS
Boost version 1.65.0
Command line: bin/bug

ERROR  ERROR  ERROR  ERROR  ERROR  ERROR  ERROR  ERROR  ERROR  ERROR  ERROR

****************************** std::exception *****************************
boost::filesystem::current_path: Permission denied
***************************************************************************

}}}

This unexpected exception causes a crash in osquery. See [https://github.com/facebook/osquery/issues/3279]"	Bugs	new	To Be Determined	filesystem	Boost 1.65.0	Problem