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* [Bug libc/6919] posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory
2008-09-27 18:34 [Bug libc/6919] New: posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory bruno at clisp dot org
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2008-09-27 18:41 ` bruno at clisp dot org
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From: bruno at clisp dot org @ 2008-09-27 18:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
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------- Additional Comments From bruno at clisp dot org 2008-09-27 18:33 -------
Created an attachment (id=2964)
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test case
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* [Bug libc/6919] New: posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory
@ 2008-09-27 18:34 bruno at clisp dot org
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From: bruno at clisp dot org @ 2008-09-27 18:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
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The posix_spawnattr_getschedparam function overwrites memory beyond the given
output parameter.
The attached testcase prints
$ gcc -O -Wall bug.c -o bug
$ ./bug
value was 66 and is now 0
Aborted
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Summary: posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated
memory
Product: glibc
Version: 2.8
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: libc
AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
ReportedBy: bruno at clisp dot org
CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
GCC build triplet: i586-suse-linux
GCC host triplet: i586-suse-linux
GCC target triplet: i586-suse-linux
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* [Bug libc/6919] posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory
2008-09-27 18:34 [Bug libc/6919] New: posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory bruno at clisp dot org
2008-09-27 18:34 ` [Bug libc/6919] " bruno at clisp dot org
@ 2008-09-27 18:41 ` bruno at clisp dot org
2008-10-31 18:52 ` drepper at redhat dot com
2008-11-02 0:56 ` bruno at clisp dot org
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From: bruno at clisp dot org @ 2008-09-27 18:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
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------- Additional Comments From bruno at clisp dot org 2008-09-27 18:40 -------
Created an attachment (id=2965)
--> (http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=2965&action=view)
a fix
Attached is a fix. Like in the file spawnattr_setschedparam.c, a simple
assignment is sufficient - no need for memcpy at all.
Btw, you can also remove the include <string.h> from spawnattr_setschedparam.c.
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* [Bug libc/6919] posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory
2008-09-27 18:34 [Bug libc/6919] New: posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory bruno at clisp dot org
2008-09-27 18:34 ` [Bug libc/6919] " bruno at clisp dot org
2008-09-27 18:41 ` bruno at clisp dot org
@ 2008-10-31 18:52 ` drepper at redhat dot com
2008-11-02 0:56 ` bruno at clisp dot org
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From: drepper at redhat dot com @ 2008-10-31 18:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: glibc-bugs
------- Additional Comments From drepper at redhat dot com 2008-10-31 18:51 -------
I fixed the code bug by leaving the memcpy. The compiler is smart enough.
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* [Bug libc/6919] posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory
2008-09-27 18:34 [Bug libc/6919] New: posix_spawnattr_getschedparam overwrites unrelated memory bruno at clisp dot org
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2008-10-31 18:52 ` drepper at redhat dot com
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From: bruno at clisp dot org @ 2008-11-02 0:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
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------- Additional Comments From bruno at clisp dot org 2008-11-02 00:55 -------
> I fixed the code bug by leaving the memcpy. The compiler is smart enough.
The point about using an assignment rather than memcpy is that the compiler
would have reported this bug as an error already.
When you use an assignment, the compiler verifies that the source type and the
target type are the same. When you use memcpy, it doesn't.
Even excellent programmers occasionally make mistakes, like in this case. The
compiler can prevent you from making this kind of mistake.
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