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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 16:11:47 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 16:11:47 +0000 |
commit | 758f820bcc0f68aeebac1717e537ca13a320b909 (patch) | |
tree | 48111ece75cf4f98316848b37a7e26356e00669e /tests/tail-2/inotify-hash-abuse.sh | |
parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 9.1.upstream/9.1upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/tests/tail-2/inotify-hash-abuse.sh b/tests/tail-2/inotify-hash-abuse.sh new file mode 100755 index 0000000..88fc257 --- /dev/null +++ b/tests/tail-2/inotify-hash-abuse.sh @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +#!/bin/sh +# Exercise an abort-inducing flaw in inotify-enabled tail -F. + +# Copyright (C) 2009-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify +# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or +# (at your option) any later version. + +# This program 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 General Public License for more details. + +# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. + +. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src +print_ver_ tail + +# 9 is a magic number, related to internal details of tail.c and hash.c +n=9 +seq $n | xargs touch || framework_failure_ + +check_tail_output() +{ + local delay="$1" + grep "$tail_re" out > /dev/null || + { sleep $delay; return 1; } +} + +# Terminate any background tail process +cleanup_() { kill $pid 2>/dev/null && wait $pid; } + +# Speedup the non inotify case +fastpoll='-s.1 --max-unchanged-stats=1' + +for mode in '' '---disable-inotify'; do + rm -f out + + tail $mode $fastpoll -qF $(seq $n) > out 2>&1 & pid=$! + + # Wait up to 12.7s for tail to start + echo x > $n + tail_re='^x$' retry_delay_ check_tail_output .1 7 || + { cat out; fail=1; } + + mv 1 f || framework_failure_ + + # Wait 12.7s for this diagnostic: + # tail: '1' has become inaccessible: No such file or directory + tail_re='inaccessible' retry_delay_ check_tail_output .1 7 || + { cat out; fail=1; } + + # Trigger the bug. Before the fix, this would provoke the abort. + echo a > 1 || framework_failure_ + + # Wait up to 6.3s for the "tail: '1' has appeared; ..." message + # (or for the buggy tail to die) + tail_re='has appeared' retry_delay_ check_tail_output .1 6 || + { cat out; fail=1; } + + # Double check that tail hasn't aborted + kill -0 $pid || fail=1 + + cleanup_ +done + + +Exit $fail |