Resolves: bz2069200
Upstream: github.com/makedumpfile/makedumpfile.git
Conflicts: None
commit 68d120b30af5e930afafed81e79712af3c1a278c
Author: Philipp Rudo <prudo@redhat.com>
Date: Mon Mar 14 17:04:31 2022 +0100
[PATCH v2 3/3] use cycle detection when parsing the prink log_buf
The old printk mechanism (> v3.5.0 and < v5.10.0) had a fixed size
buffer (log_buf) that contains all messages. The location for the next
message is stored in log_next_idx. In case the log_buf runs full
log_next_idx wraps around and starts overwriting old messages at the
beginning of the buffer. The wraparound is denoted by a message with
msg->len == 0.
Following the behavior described above blindly in makedumpfile is
dangerous as e.g. a memory corruption could overwrite (parts of) the
log_buf. If the corruption adds a message with msg->len == 0 this leads
to an endless loop when dumping the dmesg with makedumpfile appending
the messages up to the corruption over and over again to the output file
until file system is full. Fix this by using cycle detection and aboard
once one is detected.
While at it also verify that the index is within the log_buf and thus
guard against corruptions with msg->len != 0.
Reported-by: Audra Mitchell <aubaker@redhat.com>
Suggested-by: Dave Wysochanski <dwysocha@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Philipp Rudo <prudo@redhat.com>
Reviewed-and-tested-by: Dave Wysochanski <dwysocha@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Philipp Rudo <prudo@redhat.com>
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