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Title: integer overflow in itertools.combinations
Type: crash Stage: resolved
Components: Versions: Python 3.3, Python 3.4, Python 3.5, Python 2.7
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: Arfrever, benjamin.peterson, pkt, python-dev, serhiy.storchaka
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2015-02-01 13:56 by pkt, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Files
File name Uploaded Description Edit
poc_combinations.py pkt, 2015-02-01 13:56
itertools_overflows.patch serhiy.storchaka, 2015-02-02 07:05 review
itertools_overflows_2.patch serhiy.storchaka, 2015-02-02 17:00 review
Messages (7)
msg235174 - (view) Author: paul (pkt) Date: 2015-02-01 13:56
# Bug
# ---
# 
# static PyObject *
# combinations_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
# {
#     ...
# 
# 1   indices = PyMem_Malloc(r * sizeof(Py_ssize_t));
#     ...
# 
#     for (i=0 ; i<r ; i++)
# 2       indices[i] = i;
# 
# 1. if r=2^30, then r*sizeof(Py_ssize_t)=2^30*2^2=0 (modulo 2^32), so malloc
#    allocates a 0 byte buffer
# 2. r=2^30>0, so we write well beyond the buffer's end
# 
# Crash
# -----
# 
# Breakpoint 1, combinations_new (type=0x83390c0 <combinations_type>, args=('AA', 1073741824), kwds=0x0)
#     at ./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c:2343
# 2343        PyObject *pool = NULL;
# ...
# (gdb) n
# 2362        indices = PyMem_Malloc(r * sizeof(Py_ssize_t));
# (gdb) print r
# $1 = 1073741824
# (gdb) print r*4
# $2 = 0
# (gdb) c
# Continuing.
#  
# Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
# 0x0822f359 in combinations_new (type=0x83390c0 <combinations_type>, args=('AA', 1073741824), kwds=0x0)
#     at ./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c:2369
# 2369            indices[i] = i;


# OS info
# -------
# 
# % ./python -V
# Python 3.4.1
#  
# % uname -a
# Linux ubuntu 3.8.0-29-generic #42~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 14 15:31:16 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
#  
 
import itertools as it
it.combinations("AA", 2**30)
msg235216 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2015-02-02 02:04
New changeset 014886dae5c4 by Benjamin Peterson in branch '3.3':
detect overflow in combinations (closes #23366)
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/014886dae5c4

New changeset 2f73de7ffcf5 by Benjamin Peterson in branch '3.4':
merge 3.3 (#23366)
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/2f73de7ffcf5

New changeset 886559229911 by Benjamin Peterson in branch 'default':
merge 3.4 (#23366)
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/886559229911

New changeset fe203370c049 by Benjamin Peterson in branch '2.7':
detect overflow in combinations (closes #23366)
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/fe203370c049
msg235227 - (view) Author: Serhiy Storchaka (serhiy.storchaka) * (Python committer) Date: 2015-02-02 07:05
This commit (and three other) causes compiler warnings:

./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c: In function ‘product_new’:
./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c:2025:20: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions [-Wsign-compare]
         if (repeat > PY_SSIZE_T_MAX/sizeof(Py_ssize_t) ||
                    ^
./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c:2026:19: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions [-Wsign-compare]
             nargs > PY_SSIZE_T_MAX/(repeat * sizeof(Py_ssize_t))) {
                   ^
./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c: In function ‘combinations_new’:
./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c:2371:11: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions [-Wsign-compare]
     if (r > PY_SSIZE_T_MAX/sizeof(Py_ssize_t)) {
           ^
./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c: In function ‘cwr_new’:
./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c:2716:11: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions [-Wsign-compare]
     if (r > PY_SSIZE_T_MAX/sizeof(Py_ssize_t)) {
           ^
./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c: In function ‘permutations_new’:
./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c:3061:11: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions [-Wsign-compare]
     if (n > PY_SSIZE_T_MAX/sizeof(Py_ssize_t) ||
           ^
./Modules/itertoolsmodule.c:3062:11: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions [-Wsign-compare]
         r > PY_SSIZE_T_MAX/sizeof(Py_ssize_t)) {
           ^

May be use PyMem_New instead of PyMem_Malloc?
msg235272 - (view) Author: Serhiy Storchaka (serhiy.storchaka) * (Python committer) Date: 2015-02-02 17:00
And with this patch an OverflowError in tests should be replaced with (OverflowError, MemoryError). Updated patch also fixes other bugs in itertools tests.
msg235299 - (view) Author: Benjamin Peterson (benjamin.peterson) * (Python committer) Date: 2015-02-02 22:54
lgtm
msg235308 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2015-02-03 00:05
New changeset 356ed025dbae by Serhiy Storchaka in branch '3.3':
Issues #23363, #23364, #23365, #23366: Fixed itertools overflow tests.
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/356ed025dbae

New changeset 98c720c3e061 by Serhiy Storchaka in branch '3.4':
Issues #23363, #23364, #23365, #23366: Fixed itertools overflow tests.
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/98c720c3e061

New changeset 4cb316fe6bf2 by Serhiy Storchaka in branch 'default':
Issues #23363, #23364, #23365, #23366: Fixed itertools overflow tests.
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4cb316fe6bf2
msg235378 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2015-02-04 06:09
New changeset 887526ebb013 by Serhiy Storchaka in branch '2.7':
Issues #23363, #23364, #23365, #23366: Fixed itertools overflow tests.
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/887526ebb013
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:12adminsetgithub: 67555
2015-02-04 06:09:59python-devsetmessages: + msg235378
2015-02-04 01:25:01Arfreversetversions: + Python 2.7, Python 3.3, Python 3.5
2015-02-03 07:42:09serhiy.storchakasetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
stage: patch review -> resolved
2015-02-03 00:05:22python-devsetmessages: + msg235308
2015-02-02 22:54:29benjamin.petersonsetnosy: + benjamin.peterson
messages: + msg235299
2015-02-02 17:00:09serhiy.storchakasetfiles: + itertools_overflows_2.patch
resolution: fixed -> (no value)
messages: + msg235272

stage: resolved -> patch review
2015-02-02 07:05:08serhiy.storchakasetstatus: closed -> open
files: + itertools_overflows.patch

nosy: + serhiy.storchaka
messages: + msg235227

keywords: + patch
2015-02-02 02:04:58python-devsetstatus: open -> closed

nosy: + python-dev
messages: + msg235216

resolution: fixed
stage: resolved
2015-02-01 21:17:40Arfreversetnosy: + Arfrever
2015-02-01 13:56:22pktcreate