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bug(chcon): redirecting --verbose output when the file exist to /dev/full will panic

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Hi, uutils mainteners

we confirmed redirecting chcon --verbose output when a a file exist, that not require selinux to be reproducable just a to exist
as i confirmed in my test

relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ ./chcon --verbose a a > /dev/full

thread 'main' (36701) panicked at /rustc/d595fce01043347bf7f80e85b76dcc41b59a3e6e/library/std/src/io/stdio.rs:1166:9:
failed printing to stdout: No space left on device (os error 28)
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ 

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Start by reproducing the reported command, chcon --verbose a a > /dev/full, without requiring SELinux. Trace the chcon verbose-output path and locate existing tests for its output or error handling. Done means the existing-file case no longer panics when stdout reports ENOSPC, with relevant regression coverage.

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rust
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cli
Issue type
Bug
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