Index: sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c =================================================================== --- sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c (revision 200583) +++ sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c (working copy) @@ -552,6 +552,12 @@ dirloop: else cnp->cn_flags &= ~ISLASTCN; + if ((cnp->cn_flags & ISLASTCN) != 0 && + cnp->cn_namelen == 1 && cnp->cn_nameptr[0] == '.' && + (cnp->cn_nameiop == DELETE || cnp->cn_nameiop == RENAME)) { + error = EINVAL; + goto bad; + } /* * Check for degenerate name (e.g. / or "")