RFR(xs): (jdk10) 8173828: realpath is unsafe

Thomas Stüfe thomas.stuefe at gmail.com
Wed Mar 15 10:15:55 UTC 2017


Hi David,

here the latest requested changes:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828-realpath-is-unsafe/jdk10-webrev.04/webrev/

Kind Regards, Thomas


On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 11:02 AM, David Holmes <david.holmes at oracle.com>
wrote:

> Hi Thomas,
>
> On 15/03/2017 6:41 PM, Thomas Stüfe wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> thanks for the reviews. I addressed the remaining issues:
>>
>> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828-realpath-
>> is-unsafe/jdk10-webrev.03/webrev/
>> Delta to
>> last: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828-realpath-
>> is-unsafe/jdk10-webrev.02-to-03.diff
>>
>
> There is a second use of overwriter in the guarantee.
>
> In:
>
> // On truncation error ( 'outbuf'
>
> can you remove the space after the ( please.
>
> Thanks for the thumbs up. Interesting that no-one commented on the
>> guarantee in case of an overwrite, you are all ok with it? Thought about
>> using an assert, but I do not really want the production VM to ignore
>> overwrites.
>>
>
> I think that given this should be on the uncommon path and that we should
> be passing in a big enough buffer, and that buffer overwrites are bad, then
> the guarantee is ok.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
> Kind Regards, Thomas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:30 AM, Langer, Christoph
>> <christoph.langer at sap.com <mailto:christoph.langer at sap.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi Thomas,
>>
>>     apart from David's findings I have only to add that the copyright
>>     year in os_posix.cpp should be updated as well.
>>
>>     +1 from me.
>>
>>     Best regards
>>     Christoph
>>
>>     > -----Original Message-----
>>     > From: hotspot-runtime-dev [mailto:hotspot-runtime-dev-
>>     <mailto:hotspot-runtime-dev->
>>     > bounces at openjdk.java.net <mailto:bounces at openjdk.java.net>] On
>>     Behalf Of David Holmes
>>     > Sent: Mittwoch, 15. März 2017 02:18
>>     > To: Thomas Stüfe <thomas.stuefe at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:thomas.stuefe at gmail.com>>; Dmitry Samersoff
>>     > <dmitry.samersoff at oracle.com <mailto:dmitry.samersoff at oracle.com>>
>>     > Cc: hotspot-runtime-dev at openjdk.java.net
>>     <mailto:hotspot-runtime-dev at openjdk.java.net>
>>
>>     > Subject: Re: RFR(xs): (jdk10) 8173828: realpath is unsafe
>>     >
>>     > Hi Thomas,
>>     >
>>     > Generally looks good. A few minor comments below.
>>     >
>>     > On 15/03/2017 12:36 AM, Thomas Stüfe wrote:
>>     > > Hi Dmitry,
>>     > >
>>     > > new webrev:
>>     > > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828-realpath-is-
>>     <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828-realpath-is->
>>     > unsafe/jdk10-webrev.02/webrev/
>>     >
>>     > os_solaris.cpp:
>>     >
>>     > +   char* rp = NULL;
>>     >
>>     > This new local variable seems unused.
>>     >
>>     > ---
>>     >
>>     > src/os/posix/vm/os_posix.hpp
>>     >
>>     > The comments are a little confusing:
>>     >
>>     > +   // On success, it will return a pointer to the input buffer.
>>     > +   // On error, it will return NULL and set errno. Content of
>> output
>>     > buffer is undefined.
>>     > +   // On truncation error (output buffer too small), it will return
>>     > NULL and set errno to ENAMETOOLONG.
>>     >
>>     > Is it an input buffer or an output buffer? I think we are inputting
>> an
>>     > output buffer :) Perhaps:
>>     >
>>     > // On success, returns 'outbuf', which now contains the path.
>>     > // On error, it will return NULL and set errno. The content of
>>     'outbuf'
>>     > is undefined.
>>     > // On truncation error ( 'outbuf' too small), it will return NULL
>> and
>>     > set errno to ENAMETOOLONG.
>>     >
>>     > ---
>>     >
>>     > src/os/posix/vm/os_posix.cpp
>>     >
>>     > Grammatical nit:
>>     >
>>     > +     // that it complains about the NULL we did hand down as user
>>     buffer.
>>     >
>>     > change to
>>     >
>>     > +     // that it complains about the NULL we handed down as the
>>     user buffer.
>>     >
>>     > Nit:
>>     >
>>     > +     // a memory overwriter.
>>     > +         guarantee(outbuf[outbuflen - 1] == '\0', "realpath buffer
>>     > overwriter detected.");
>>     >
>>     > overwiter -> overwite
>>     >
>>     > ---
>>     >
>>     > Thanks,
>>     > David
>>     > -----
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > > Fixed both issues. Note that os::jvm_path() does not have a way
>>     to signal
>>     > > errors back to the caller. os::jvm_path has a number of issues
>>     and could
>>     > > benefit from a cleanup, but this is outside the scope of this fix.
>>     > >
>>     > > Thanks, Thomas
>>     > >
>>     > >
>>     > > On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Dmitry Samersoff <
>>     > > dmitry.samersoff at oracle.com
>>     <mailto:dmitry.samersoff at oracle.com>> wrote:
>>     > >
>>     > >> Thomas,
>>     > >>
>>     > >>> thank you for the review. These are good points, I addressed
>>     them all:
>>     > >>
>>     > >> os_posix.cpp:
>>     > >>
>>     > >>   1110: it's better to write as outbuf == NULL
>>     > >>
>>     > >> os_solaris.cpp:
>>     > >>
>>     > >>   2037: return value of realpath is not checked. Could you fix
>>     it as well?
>>     > >>
>>     > >> -Dmitry
>>     > >>
>>     > >>
>>     > >> On 2017-03-14 14:19, Thomas Stüfe wrote:
>>     > >>> Hi Dmitry,
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>> thank you for the review. These are good points, I addressed
>>     them all:
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>> New
>>     > >>> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828-
>>     <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828->
>>     > >> realpath-is-unsafe/jdk10-webrev.01/webrev/
>>     > >>> Delta to
>>     > >>> last: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828-
>>     <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828->
>>     > >> realpath-is-unsafe/jdk10-webrev.00-to-01/webrev/
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>> Thanks, Thomas
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Dmitry Samersoff
>>     > >>> <dmitry.samersoff at oracle.com <mailto:dmitry.samersoff at oracl
>> e.com>
>>     > <mailto:dmitry.samersoff at oracle.com
>>
>>     <mailto:dmitry.samersoff at oracle.com>>>
>>     > >> wrote:
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>     Thomas,
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>     os_posix.cpp:
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>     1121: It might be better to return ENAMETOOLONG
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>     1131: It might be better to check for
>>     > >>>           filename != NULL && outbuf != NULL before any call
>>     to realpath
>>     > >>>           and return EINVAL for product and assert it for
>>     debug build.
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>     1134: What is the goal of this assert? Do you see this
>>     problem?
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>     1135: If realpath overwrites outbuf, strlen might have
>>     unpredictable
>>     > >>>           effect.
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>           So it might be better to set last byte of outbuf to
>>     0 before
>>     > >>>           call to realpath and check that it is still zero
>>     after call
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>     -Dmitry
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>     On 2017-03-14 10:11, Thomas Stüfe wrote:
>>     > >>>     > Hi all,
>>     > >>>     >
>>     > >>>     > may I have reviews for this smallish fix.
>>     > >>>     >
>>     > >>>     > Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8173828
>>     <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8173828>
>>     > >>>     <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8173828
>>     <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8173828>>
>>     > >>>     > Webrev:
>>     > >>>     >
>>     > >>>     http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828-
>>     <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828->
>>     > >> realpath-is-unsafe/jdk10-webrev.00/
>>     > >>>     <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828-
>>     <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8173828->
>>     > >> realpath-is-unsafe/jdk10-webrev.00/>
>>     > >>>     >
>>     > >>>     > In short, realpath(3) is unsafe the way it is
>>     traditionally used
>>     > >>>     (with a
>>     > >>>     > user buffer provided). It is safe if used in the new
>>     POSIX.1-2008
>>     > >>>     compliant
>>     > >>>     > way. To wrap this behavior, I added a new
>>     os::Posix::realpath()
>>     > >>>     function
>>     > >>>     > which takes a buffer and a buffer size (like a sane API
>>     would but
>>     > >> the
>>     > >>>     > ancient realpath() did not) and moved safe buffer
>>     handling into
>>     > >>>     this API.
>>     > >>>     >
>>     > >>>     > Kind Regards, Thomas
>>     > >>>     >
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>     --
>>     > >>>     Dmitry Samersoff
>>     > >>>     Oracle Java development team, Saint Petersburg, Russia
>>     > >>>     * I would love to change the world, but they won't give me
>> the
>>     > >> sources.
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>>
>>     > >>
>>     > >>
>>     > >> --
>>     > >> Dmitry Samersoff
>>     > >> Oracle Java development team, Saint Petersburg, Russia
>>     > >> * I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the
>>     sources.
>>     > >>
>>
>>
>>


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