[PATCH v4] stdlib: Fix __libc_message_impl iovec size (BZ 32947)
Adhemerval Zanella
adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Wed Jun 25 19:33:24 GMT 2025
The iovec size should account for all substrings between each conversion
specification. For the format:
"abc %s efg"
The list of substrings are:
["abc ", arg, " efg]
which is 2 times the number of maximum arguments *plus* one.
This issue triggered 'out of bounds' errors by stdlib/tst-bz20544 when
glibc is built with experimental UBSAN support [1].
Besides adjusting the iovec size, a new runtime and check is added to
avoid wrong __libc_message_impl usage.
Checked on x86_64-linux-gnu.
[1] https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/azanella/ubsan-undef
Co-authored-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
--
Changes from v3:
* Fixed lint-makefile regression.
Changes from v2:
* Add runtime check and regression testcase.
Changes from v1:
* Add bug report.
---
include/stdio.h | 4 ++++
posix/Makefile | 2 ++
posix/tst-libc-message.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c | 32 ++++++++++++++-----------
4 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 posix/tst-libc-message.c
diff --git a/include/stdio.h b/include/stdio.h
index e48d709919..3d917dba5b 100644
--- a/include/stdio.h
+++ b/include/stdio.h
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ libc_hidden_proto (__fortify_fail)
/* The maximum number of varargs allowed in a __libc_message format string */
#define LIBC_MESSAGE_MAX_ARGS 4
+#define IOVEC_MAX_ERR_MSG "Fatal glibc error: Internal " \
+ "__libc_message error. Too many arguments.\n"
+#define IOVEC_MAX_ERR_MSG_LEN (sizeof (IOVEC_MAX_ERR_MSG) - 1)
+
_Noreturn void __libc_message_impl (const char *__fnt, ...) attribute_hidden
__attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 1, 2)));
diff --git a/posix/Makefile b/posix/Makefile
index c0e224236a..36b8b14c46 100644
--- a/posix/Makefile
+++ b/posix/Makefile
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ tests-internal := \
bug-regex5 \
bug-regex20 \
bug-regex33 \
+ tst-libc-message \
# tests-internal
tests-container := \
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ endif
tests-static = \
tst-exec-static \
+ tst-libc-message \
tst-spawn-static \
# tests-static
diff --git a/posix/tst-libc-message.c b/posix/tst-libc-message.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b85195e338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/posix/tst-libc-message.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* Internal test to verify __libc_fatal.
+ Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+ The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <support/capture_subprocess.h>
+
+static _Noreturn void
+run_libc_message (void *closure)
+{
+ /* We only support 4 arguments. Call with 5 to trigger failure. */
+ __libc_message_impl ("%s %s %s %s %s\n", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5");
+ __builtin_unreachable ();
+}
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+ struct support_capture_subprocess result
+ = support_capture_subprocess (run_libc_message, NULL);
+ support_capture_subprocess_check (&result, "libc_message", -SIGABRT,
+ sc_allow_stderr);
+
+ TEST_COMPARE_STRING (result.err.buffer, IOVEC_MAX_ERR_MSG);
+
+ support_capture_subprocess_free (&result);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c b/sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c
index d90cc6c681..6f75197e96 100644
--- a/sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c
+++ b/sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c
@@ -16,23 +16,13 @@
License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
-#include <atomic.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <assert.h>
#include <ldsodefs.h>
-#include <libc-pointer-arith.h>
-#include <paths.h>
+#include <setvmaname.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sysdep.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/uio.h>
-#include <not-cancel.h>
-#include <setvmaname.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
#ifdef FATAL_PREPARE_INCLUDE
#include FATAL_PREPARE_INCLUDE
@@ -47,6 +37,10 @@ writev_for_fatal (int fd, const struct iovec *iov, size_t niov, size_t total)
}
#endif
+/* At most a substring before each conversion specification and the
+ trailing substring (the plus one). */
+#define IOVEC_MAX (LIBC_MESSAGE_MAX_ARGS * 2 + 1)
+
/* Abort with an error message. */
void
__libc_message_impl (const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ __libc_message_impl (const char *fmt, ...)
if (fd == -1)
fd = STDERR_FILENO;
- struct iovec iov[LIBC_MESSAGE_MAX_ARGS * 2 - 1];
+ struct iovec iov[IOVEC_MAX];
int iovcnt = 0;
ssize_t total = 0;
@@ -99,6 +93,16 @@ __libc_message_impl (const char *fmt, ...)
iov[iovcnt].iov_len = len;
total += len;
iovcnt++;
+
+ if (__glibc_unlikely (iovcnt > IOVEC_MAX))
+ {
+ len = IOVEC_MAX_ERR_MSG_LEN;
+ iov[0].iov_base = (char *) IOVEC_MAX_ERR_MSG;
+ iov[0].iov_len = len;
+ total = len;
+ iovcnt = 1;
+ break;
+ }
}
va_end (ap);
--
2.43.0
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