1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index cea51b4a1..16b233ced 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ static int create_pidfile(char const * const pidfile)
 {
     int pfd;
 
+    if (is_path_absolute("Pidfile", pidfile) != 0)
+    {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     pfd = open(pidfile, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
 
     if (pfd < 0)
@@ -74,6 +79,20 @@ static int create_pidfile(char const * const pidfile)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int is_path_absolute(char const * const prefix,
+                     char const * const path)
+{
+    if (path[0] != '/')
+    {
+        syslog(LOG_DAEMON | LOG_ERR,
+               "%s path must be absolut i.e. starting with a `/', path given: `%s'",
+               prefix, path);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int daemonize_with_pidfile(char const * const pidfile)
 {
     pid_str ps = {};