From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: "Gerd Möllmann" <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
Cc: 58042@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#58042: 29.0.50; ASAN use-after-free in re_match_2_internal
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:59:21 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83edvlqvxy.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m27d1dfra9.fsf@Mini.fritz.box> (message from Gerd Möllmann on Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:35:26 +0200)
> From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:35:26 +0200
>
> Can we come to a decision about what to do with probably_quit, based
> what we know now? The threads under this bug are a bit deep and
> complicated, so I'd like to make this a bit more visible.
>
> I think the problem has been analyized to be:
>
> 1. The re_matcher uses char* pointer P into data of string S.
> 2. The re_matcher uses maybe_quit
> 3. maybe_quit can call garbage_collect
> 4. garbage_collect can call Lisp (finalizers, redisplay)
> (4a. That Lisp can again garbage_collect)
> 5. One of the GCs can relocate the string data of S in step 1.
> 6. P is then invalid.
>
> Possible solution:
>
> Inhibit GC in probably_quit, so that P remains valid.
>
> Q: Should we do that?
IMO, yes.
> And if so, when?
"Now"?
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Thread overview: 65+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-09-24 13:45 bug#58042: 29.0.50; ASAN use-after-free in re_match_2_internal Gerd Möllmann
2022-09-24 14:17 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-09-24 14:48 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-09-24 14:56 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-24 15:08 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-09-24 15:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-25 5:50 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-09-25 6:32 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-25 7:06 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-09-25 8:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-25 8:28 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-09-25 8:43 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-26 5:13 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-04 14:33 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-04 16:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 4:37 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 6:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 6:58 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 7:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 7:34 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 9:00 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 9:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 10:14 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 10:24 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 10:43 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 10:49 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 11:10 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 11:15 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 11:37 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 13:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 13:52 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 14:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 14:24 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 13:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 13:31 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 13:55 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-08 14:01 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-09 1:04 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-09 2:25 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-09 5:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 10:45 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 11:10 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 11:15 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 11:23 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 11:35 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 12:02 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 12:08 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 13:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 13:53 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 14:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 12:05 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 12:32 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 12:38 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 12:49 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-05 12:48 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-10-06 5:20 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 13:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 13:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-05 13:24 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-05 12:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-06 5:35 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-06 6:59 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2022-10-06 7:21 ` Gerd Möllmann
2022-10-06 8:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-06 8:23 ` Gerd Möllmann
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