File nss-malloc-failure-checks.patch of Package glibc
From 48f5a05a7a1eeb9e0567ab429f654648f831307f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:02:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] nss: Missing checks in __nss_configure_lookup,
__nss_database_get (bug 28940)
This avoids a null pointer dereference in the
nss_database_check_reload_and_get function, and assertion failures.
Reviewed-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
(cherry picked from commit 5b713b49443eb6a4e54e50e2f0147105f86dab02)
---
nss/Makefile | 1 +
nss/nss_database.c | 7 +-
nss/tst-nss-malloc-failure-getlogin_r.c | 345 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 352 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 nss/tst-nss-malloc-failure-getlogin_r.c
diff --git a/nss/Makefile b/nss/Makefile
index b0d80bd642..1c48bd0876 100644
--- a/nss/Makefile
+++ b/nss/Makefile
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ tests := \
tst-gshadow \
tst-nss-getpwent \
tst-nss-hash \
+ tst-nss-malloc-failure-getlogin_r \
tst-nss-test1 \
tst-nss-test2 \
tst-nss-test4 \
diff --git a/nss/nss_database.c b/nss/nss_database.c
index 19e752ef65..076d5a63fe 100644
--- a/nss/nss_database.c
+++ b/nss/nss_database.c
@@ -241,9 +241,12 @@ __nss_configure_lookup (const char *dbname, const char *service_line)
/* Force any load/cache/read whatever to happen, so we can override
it. */
- __nss_database_get (db, &result);
+ if (!__nss_database_get (db, &result))
+ return -1;
local = nss_database_state_get ();
+ if (local == NULL)
+ return -1;
result = __nss_action_parse (service_line);
if (result == NULL)
@@ -465,6 +468,8 @@ bool
__nss_database_get (enum nss_database db, nss_action_list *actions)
{
struct nss_database_state *local = nss_database_state_get ();
+ if (local == NULL)
+ return false;
return nss_database_check_reload_and_get (local, actions, db);
}
libc_hidden_def (__nss_database_get)
diff --git a/nss/tst-nss-malloc-failure-getlogin_r.c b/nss/tst-nss-malloc-failure-getlogin_r.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e2985ad57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nss/tst-nss-malloc-failure-getlogin_r.c
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+/* Test NSS/getlogin_r with injected allocation failures (bug 28940).
+ Copyright (C) 2026 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 <errno.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <nss.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <support/namespace.h>
+#include <support/support.h>
+#include <support/xstdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/* This test calls getpwuid_r via getlogin_r (on Linux).
+
+ This test uses the NSS system configuration to exercise that code
+ path. It means that it can fail (crash) if malloc failure is not
+ handled by NSS modules for the passwd database. */
+
+/* Data structure allocated via MAP_SHARED, so that writes from the
+ subprocess are visible. */
+struct shared_data
+{
+ /* Number of tracked allocations performed so far. */
+ volatile unsigned int allocation_count;
+
+ /* If this number is reached, one allocation fails. */
+ volatile unsigned int failing_allocation;
+
+ /* The number of allocations performed during initialization
+ (before the actual getlogin_r call). */
+ volatile unsigned int init_allocation_count;
+
+ /* Error code of an expected getlogin_r failure. */
+ volatile int expected_failure;
+
+ /* The subprocess stores the expected name here. */
+ char name[100];
+};
+
+/* Allocation count in shared mapping. */
+static struct shared_data *shared;
+
+/* Returns true if a failure should be injected for this allocation. */
+static bool
+fail_this_allocation (void)
+{
+ if (shared != NULL)
+ {
+ unsigned int count = shared->allocation_count;
+ shared->allocation_count = count + 1;
+ return count == shared->failing_allocation;
+ }
+ else
+ return false;
+}
+
+/* Failure-injecting wrappers for allocation functions used by glibc. */
+
+void *
+malloc (size_t size)
+{
+ if (fail_this_allocation ())
+ {
+ errno = ENOMEM;
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ extern __typeof (malloc) __libc_malloc;
+ return __libc_malloc (size);
+}
+
+void *
+calloc (size_t a, size_t b)
+{
+ if (fail_this_allocation ())
+ {
+ errno = ENOMEM;
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ extern __typeof (calloc) __libc_calloc;
+ return __libc_calloc (a, b);
+}
+
+void *
+realloc (void *ptr, size_t size)
+{
+ if (fail_this_allocation ())
+ {
+ errno = ENOMEM;
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ extern __typeof (realloc) __libc_realloc;
+ return __libc_realloc (ptr, size);
+}
+
+/* No-op subprocess to verify that support_isolate_in_subprocess does
+ not perform any heap allocations. */
+static void
+no_op (void *ignored)
+{
+}
+
+/* Perform a getlogin_r call in a subprocess, to obtain the number of
+ allocations used and the expected result of a successful call. */
+static void
+initialize (void *configure_lookup)
+{
+ shared->init_allocation_count = 0;
+ if (configure_lookup != NULL)
+ {
+ TEST_COMPARE (__nss_configure_lookup ("passwd", configure_lookup), 0);
+ shared->init_allocation_count = shared->allocation_count;
+ }
+
+ shared->name[0] = '\0';
+ int ret = getlogin_r (shared->name, sizeof (shared->name));
+ if (ret != 0)
+ {
+ printf ("info: getlogin_r failed: %s (%d)\n",
+ strerrorname_np (ret), ret);
+ shared->expected_failure = ret;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ shared->expected_failure = 0;
+ if (shared->name[0] == '\0')
+ FAIL ("error: getlogin_r succeeded without result\n");
+ else
+ printf ("info: getlogin_r: \"%s\"\n", shared->name);
+ }
+}
+
+/* Perform getlogin_r in a subprocess with fault injection. */
+static void
+test_in_subprocess (void *configure_lookup)
+{
+ if (configure_lookup != NULL
+ && __nss_configure_lookup ("passwd", configure_lookup) < 0)
+ {
+ printf ("info: __nss_configure_lookup failed: %s (%d)\n",
+ strerrorname_np (errno), errno);
+ TEST_COMPARE (errno, ENOMEM);
+ TEST_VERIFY (shared->allocation_count <= shared->init_allocation_count);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ unsigned int inject_at = shared->failing_allocation;
+ char name[sizeof (shared->name)] = "name not set";
+ int ret = getlogin_r (name, sizeof (name));
+ shared->failing_allocation = ~0U;
+
+ if (ret == 0)
+ {
+ TEST_COMPARE (shared->expected_failure, 0);
+ TEST_COMPARE_STRING (name, shared->name);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ printf ("info: allocation %u failure results in error %s (%d)\n",
+ inject_at, strerrorname_np (ret), ret);
+
+ if (ret != ENOMEM)
+ {
+ if (shared->expected_failure != 0)
+ TEST_COMPARE (ret, shared->expected_failure);
+ else if (configure_lookup == NULL)
+ /* The ENOENT failure can happen due to an issue related
+ to bug 22041: dlopen failure does not result in ENOMEM. */
+ TEST_COMPARE (ret, ENOENT);
+ else
+ FAIL ("unexpected getlogin_r error");
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (shared->expected_failure == 0)
+ {
+ /* The second call should succeed. */
+ puts ("info: about to perform second getlogin_r call");
+ ret = getlogin_r (name, sizeof (name));
+ if (configure_lookup == NULL)
+ {
+ /* This check can fail due to bug 22041 if the malloc error
+ injection causes a failure internally in dlopen. */
+ if (ret != 0)
+ {
+ printf ("warning: second getlogin_r call failed with %s (%d)\n",
+ strerrorname_np (ret), ret);
+ TEST_COMPARE (ret, ENOENT);
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ /* If __nss_configure_lookup has been called, the error caching
+ bug does not happen because nss_files is built-in, and the
+ second getlogin_r is expected to succeed. */
+ TEST_COMPARE (ret, 0);
+ if (ret == 0)
+ TEST_COMPARE_STRING (name, shared->name);
+ }
+}
+
+/* Set by the --failing-allocation command line option. Together with
+ --direct, this can be used to trigger an allocation failure in the
+ original process, which may help with debugging. */
+static int option_failing_allocation = -1;
+
+/* Set by --override, to be used with --failing-allocation. Turns on
+ the __nss_configure_lookup call for passwd/files, which is disabled
+ by default. */
+static int option_override = 0;
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+ char files[] = "files";
+
+ if (option_failing_allocation >= 0)
+ {
+ /* The test was invoked with --failing-allocation. Perform just
+ one test, using the original nsswitch.conf. This is a
+ condensed version of the probing/testing loop below. */
+ printf ("info: testing with failing allocation %d\n",
+ option_failing_allocation);
+ shared = support_shared_allocate (sizeof (*shared));
+ shared->failing_allocation = ~0U;
+ char *configure_lookup = option_override ? files : NULL;
+ support_isolate_in_subprocess (initialize, configure_lookup);
+ shared->allocation_count = 0;
+ shared->failing_allocation = option_failing_allocation;
+ test_in_subprocess (configure_lookup); /* No subprocess. */
+ support_shared_free (shared);
+ shared = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ bool any_success = false;
+
+ for (int do_configure_lookup = 0; do_configure_lookup < 2;
+ ++do_configure_lookup)
+ {
+ if (do_configure_lookup)
+ puts ("info: testing with nsswitch.conf override");
+ else
+ puts ("info: testing with original nsswitch.conf");
+
+ char *configure_lookup = do_configure_lookup ? files : NULL;
+
+ shared = support_shared_allocate (sizeof (*shared));
+
+ /* Disable fault injection. */
+ shared->failing_allocation = ~0U;
+
+ support_isolate_in_subprocess (no_op, NULL);
+ TEST_COMPARE (shared->allocation_count, 0);
+
+ support_isolate_in_subprocess (initialize, configure_lookup);
+
+ if (shared->name[0] != '\0')
+ any_success = true;
+
+ /* The number of allocations in the successful case. Once the
+ number of expected allocations is exceeded, injecting further
+ failures does not make a difference (assuming that the number
+ of malloc calls is deterministic). */
+ unsigned int maximum_allocation_count = shared->allocation_count;
+ printf ("info: initial getlogin_r performed %u allocations\n",
+ maximum_allocation_count);
+
+ for (unsigned int inject_at = 0; inject_at <= maximum_allocation_count;
+ ++inject_at)
+ {
+ printf ("info: running fault injection at allocation %u\n",
+ inject_at);
+ shared->allocation_count = 0;
+ shared->failing_allocation = inject_at;
+ support_isolate_in_subprocess (test_in_subprocess, configure_lookup);
+ }
+
+ support_shared_free (shared);
+ shared = NULL;
+ }
+
+ {
+ FILE *fp = fopen (_PATH_NSSWITCH_CONF, "r");
+ if (fp == NULL)
+ printf ("info: no %s file\n", _PATH_NSSWITCH_CONF);
+ else
+ {
+ printf ("info: %s contents follows\n", _PATH_NSSWITCH_CONF);
+ int last_ch = '\n';
+ while (true)
+ {
+ int ch = fgetc (fp);
+ if (ch == EOF)
+ break;
+ putchar (ch);
+ last_ch = ch;
+ }
+ if (last_ch != '\n')
+ putchar ('\n');
+ printf ("(end of %s contents)\n", _PATH_NSSWITCH_CONF);
+ xfclose (fp);
+ }
+ }
+
+ support_record_failure_barrier ();
+
+ if (!any_success)
+ FAIL_UNSUPPORTED ("no successful getlogin_r calls");
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+cmdline_process (int c)
+{
+ if (c == 'F')
+ option_failing_allocation = atoi (optarg);
+}
+
+#define CMDLINE_OPTIONS \
+ { "failing-allocation", required_argument, NULL, 'F' }, \
+ { "override", no_argument, &option_override, 1 },
+
+#define CMDLINE_PROCESS cmdline_process
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
--
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