1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs b/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs
index 4748ac9d97e..b385ebde439 100644
--- a/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs
@@ -1567,3 +1567,31 @@ fn test_eq_direntry_metadata() {
         assert_eq!(ft1, ft2);
     }
 }
+
+/// Regression test for https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/50619.
+#[test]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn test_read_dir_infinite_loop() {
+    use crate::io::ErrorKind;
+    use crate::process::Command;
+
+    // Create a zombie child process
+    let Ok(mut child) = Command::new("echo").spawn() else { return };
+
+    // Make sure the process is (un)dead
+    match child.kill() {
+        // InvalidInput means the child already exited
+        Err(e) if e.kind() != ErrorKind::InvalidInput => return,
+        _ => {}
+    }
+
+    // open() on this path will succeed, but readdir() will fail
+    let id = child.id();
+    let path = format!("/proc/{id}/net");
+
+    // Skip the test if we can't open the directory in the first place
+    let Ok(dir) = fs::read_dir(path) else { return };
+
+    // Check for duplicate errors
+    assert!(dir.filter(|e| e.is_err()).take(2).count() < 2);
+}