Package: libc6
Version: 2.11.2-2
Severity: normal
--- BEGIN TESTCASE PROGRAM ---
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
char* x = malloc(5);
char* y = malloc(5);
int foo;
strcpy(x, "helo");
strcpy(y, "ehlo");
foo = strcmp(x, y);
foo = strncmp(x, y, 4);
free(x);
free(y);
return 0;
}
--- END TESTCASE PROGRAM ---
Running the program in valgrind results in the following log:
--- BEGIN LOG ---
==5447== Memcheck, a memory error detector
==5447== Copyright (C) 2002-2009, and GNU GPL'd, by Julian Seward et al.
==5447== Using Valgrind-3.5.0-Debian and LibVEX; rerun with -h for copyright
info
==5447== Command: ./strcmp
==5447== Parent PID: 5379
==5447==
==5447== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)
==5447== at 0x4016236: index (strchr.S:56)
==5447== by 0x4007164: expand_dynamic_string_token (dl-load.c:324)
==5447== by 0x4007567: _dl_map_object (dl-load.c:2173)
==5447== by 0x400186A: map_doit (rtld.c:634)
==5447== by 0x400D5C5: _dl_catch_error (dl-error.c:178)
==5447== by 0x400176E: do_preload (rtld.c:818)
==5447== by 0x40043F1: dl_main (rtld.c:1678)
==5447== by 0x4014776: _dl_sysdep_start (dl-sysdep.c:243)
==5447== by 0x4001422: _dl_start (rtld.c:338)
==5447== by 0x4000AF7: ??? (in /lib/ld-2.11.2.so)
==5447==
==5447== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)
==5447== at 0x401623B: index (strchr.S:59)
==5447== by 0x4007164: expand_dynamic_string_token (dl-load.c:324)
==5447== by 0x4007567: _dl_map_object (dl-load.c:2173)
==5447== by 0x400186A: map_doit (rtld.c:634)
==5447== by 0x400D5C5: _dl_catch_error (dl-error.c:178)
==5447== by 0x400176E: do_preload (rtld.c:818)
==5447== by 0x40043F1: dl_main (rtld.c:1678)
==5447== by 0x4014776: _dl_sysdep_start (dl-sysdep.c:243)
==5447== by 0x4001422: _dl_start (rtld.c:338)
==5447== by 0x4000AF7: ??? (in /lib/ld-2.11.2.so)
==5447==
==5447== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)
==5447== at 0x400AC3E: _dl_relocate_object (do-rel.h:65)
==5447== by 0x400383A: dl_main (rtld.c:2297)
==5447== by 0x4014776: _dl_sysdep_start (dl-sysdep.c:243)
==5447== by 0x4001422: _dl_start (rtld.c:338)
==5447== by 0x4000AF7: ??? (in /lib/ld-2.11.2.so)
==5447==
==5447== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)
==5447== at 0x400AC47: _dl_relocate_object (do-rel.h:68)
==5447== by 0x400383A: dl_main (rtld.c:2297)
==5447== by 0x4014776: _dl_sysdep_start (dl-sysdep.c:243)
==5447== by 0x4001422: _dl_start (rtld.c:338)
==5447== by 0x4000AF7: ??? (in /lib/ld-2.11.2.so)
==5447==
==5447== Invalid read of size 8
==5447== at 0x4F35356: __strcmp_ssse3 (strcmp.S:99)
==5447== by 0x40068C: main (strcmp.c:13)
==5447== Address 0x5189040 is 0 bytes inside a block of size 5 alloc'd
==5447== at 0x4C241A7: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:195)
==5447== by 0x400635: main (strcmp.c:6)
==5447==
==5447== Invalid read of size 8
==5447== at 0x4F3535A: __strcmp_ssse3 (strcmp.S:100)
==5447== by 0x40068C: main (strcmp.c:13)
==5447== Address 0x5189090 is 0 bytes inside a block of size 5 alloc'd
==5447== at 0x4C241A7: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:195)
==5447== by 0x400643: main (strcmp.c:7)
==5447==
==5447== Invalid read of size 8
==5447== at 0x4F3535E: __strcmp_ssse3 (strcmp.S:101)
==5447== by 0x40068C: main (strcmp.c:13)
==5447== Address 0x5189048 is 3 bytes after a block of size 5 alloc'd
==5447== at 0x4C241A7: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:195)
==5447== by 0x400635: main (strcmp.c:6)
==5447==
==5447== Invalid read of size 8
==5447== at 0x4F35363: __strcmp_ssse3 (strcmp.S:102)
==5447== by 0x40068C: main (strcmp.c:13)
==5447== Address 0x5189098 is 3 bytes after a block of size 5 alloc'd
==5447== at 0x4C241A7: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:195)
==5447== by 0x400643: main (strcmp.c:7)
==5447==
==5447== Invalid read of size 8
==5447== at 0x4F365CC: __strncmp_ssse3 (strcmp.S:99)
==5447== by 0x4006A7: main (strcmp.c:14)
==5447== Address 0x5189040 is 0 bytes inside a block of size 5 alloc'd
==5447== at 0x4C241A7: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:195)
==5447== by 0x400635: main (strcmp.c:6)
==5447==
==5447== Invalid read of size 8
==5447== at 0x4F365D0: __strncmp_ssse3 (strcmp.S:100)
==5447== by 0x4006A7: main (strcmp.c:14)
==5447== Address 0x5189090 is 0 bytes inside a block of size 5 alloc'd
==5447== at 0x4C241A7: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:195)
==5447== by 0x400643: main (strcmp.c:7)
==5447==
==5447== Invalid read of size 8
==5447== at 0x4F365D4: __strncmp_ssse3 (strcmp.S:101)
==5447== by 0x4006A7: main (strcmp.c:14)
==5447== Address 0x5189048 is 3 bytes after a block of size 5 alloc'd
==5447== at 0x4C241A7: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:195)
==5447== by 0x400635: main (strcmp.c:6)
==5447==
==5447== Invalid read of size 8
==5447== at 0x4F365D9: __strncmp_ssse3 (strcmp.S:102)
==5447== by 0x4006A7: main (strcmp.c:14)
==5447== Address 0x5189098 is 3 bytes after a block of size 5 alloc'd
==5447== at 0x4C241A7: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:195)
==5447== by 0x400643: main (strcmp.c:7)
==5447==
==5447==
==5447== HEAP SUMMARY:
==5447== in use at exit: 0 bytes in 0 blocks
==5447== total heap usage: 2 allocs, 2 frees, 10 bytes allocated
==5447==
==5447== All heap blocks were freed -- no leaks are possible
==5447==
==5447== For counts of detected and suppressed errors, rerun with: -v
==5447== Use --track-origins=yes to see where uninitialised values come from
==5447== ERROR SUMMARY: 12 errors from 12 contexts (suppressed: 0 from 0)
--- END LOG ---
It seems the ssse3 implementation operates on multiples of 8
bytes. This makes valgrind debugging difficult due to spurious
messages, which are hard to determine whether they can be suppressed
as false positives, or are real problems.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii libc-bin 2.11.2-2 Embedded GNU C Library: Binaries
ii libgcc1 1:4.4.4-6 GCC support library
libc6 recommends no packages.
Versions of packages libc6 suggests:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.32 Debian configuration management sy
ii glibc-doc 2.11.2-2 Embedded GNU C Library: Documentat
ii locales 2.11.2-2 Embedded GNU C Library: National L
-- debconf information:
* glibc/upgrade: true
glibc/disable-screensaver:
glibc/restart-failed:
* glibc/restart-services: gdm exim4 cups cron atd
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