[ltt-dev] [URGENT] Re: [PATCH UST] UST strncpy assert fix

Mathieu Desnoyers mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com
Thu Aug 19 17:19:06 EDT 2010


* Mathieu Desnoyers (mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com) wrote:
> fix off by one in strncpy and write asserts(). Shows only when the event
> reserved fits the exact end of buffer.

Ping ? This bug deserves an immediate release, because it triggers the assert
when users reach a certain amount of data.

Thanks,

Mathieu

> 
> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com>
> ---
>  libust/buffers.h |    6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: ust/libust/buffers.h
> ===================================================================
> --- ust.orig/libust/buffers.h	2010-08-17 18:14:30.000000000 -0400
> +++ ust/libust/buffers.h	2010-08-17 18:15:25.000000000 -0400
> @@ -522,7 +522,8 @@ static __inline__ int ust_buffers_write(
>  	size_t buf_offset = BUFFER_OFFSET(offset, buf->chan);
>  
>  	assert(buf_offset < buf->chan->subbuf_size*buf->chan->subbuf_cnt);
> -	assert(buf_offset + len < buf->chan->subbuf_size*buf->chan->subbuf_cnt);
> +	assert(buf_offset + len
> +	       <= buf->chan->subbuf_size*buf->chan->subbuf_cnt);
>  
>  	ust_buffers_do_copy(buf->buf_data + buf_offset, src, len);
>  
> @@ -590,7 +591,8 @@ int ust_buffers_strncpy(struct ust_buffe
>  	int terminated;
>  
>  	assert(buf_offset < buf->chan->subbuf_size*buf->chan->subbuf_cnt);
> -	assert(buf_offset + len < buf->chan->subbuf_size*buf->chan->subbuf_cnt);
> +	assert(buf_offset + len
> +	       <= buf->chan->subbuf_size*buf->chan->subbuf_cnt);
>  
>  	copied = ust_buffers_do_strncpy(buf->buf_data + buf_offset,
>  				        src, len, &terminated);
> 
> -- 
> Mathieu Desnoyers
> Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
> EfficiOS Inc.
> http://www.efficios.com

-- 
Mathieu Desnoyers
Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
EfficiOS Inc.
http://www.efficios.com




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