1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/profile.c b/src/firejail/profile.c
index a85c8f815..5f5d94ddf 100644
--- a/src/firejail/profile.c
+++ b/src/firejail/profile.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ extern char *xephyr_screen;
 #define MAX_READ 8192                             // line buffer for profile files
 
 // find and read the profile specified by name from dir directory
-int profile_find(const char *name, const char *dir, int add_ext) {
+// return  1 if a profile was found
+static int profile_find(const char *name, const char *dir, int add_ext) {
         EUID_ASSERT();
         assert(name);
         assert(dir);
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ int profile_find(const char *name, const char *dir, int add_ext) {
 }
 
 // search and read the profile specified by name from firejail directories
+// return  1 if a profile was found
 int profile_find_firejail(const char *name, int add_ext) {
         // look for a profile in ~/.config/firejail directory
         char *usercfgdir;
@@ -1438,7 +1440,13 @@ void profile_read(const char *fname) {
                                 ptr2++;
                         // profile path contains no / chars, do a search
                         if (*ptr2 == '\0') {
-                                profile_find_firejail(newprofile, 0);
+                                int rv = profile_find_firejail(newprofile, 0); // returns 1 if a profile was found in sysconfig directory
+                                if (!rv) {
+                                        // maybe this is a file in the local working directory?
+                                        // it will stop the sandbox if not!
+                                        // Note: if the file ends in .local it will not stop the program
+                                        profile_read(newprofile);
+                                }
                         }
                         else {
                                 profile_read(newprofile);