Fix exceptions for special files

This fixes sandboxing exceptions for special files on Linux. Previously birdcage would explicitly panic.
phylum-dev · Oct 16, 2023 · 88ce98f · 88ce98f
1 parent be10985
commit 88ce98f
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 4 deletions.
diff --git a/src/linux/namespaces.rs b/src/linux/namespaces.rs
@@ -151,12 +151,10 @@ fn copy_tree(src: impl AsRef<Path>, dst: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
 
         // Create target file/directory.
         let metadata = src_sub.metadata()?;
-        if metadata.is_file() {
-            File::create(&dst)?;
-        } else if metadata.is_dir() {
+        if metadata.is_dir() {
             fs::create_dir(&dst)?;
         } else {
-            unreachable!("metadata call failed to follow symlink");
+            File::create(&dst)?;
         }
 
         // Copy permissions.