[Bug 1905579] Re: parted crashes with invalid pointer on resizepart on focal

[Eric Desrochers]

** Description changed:

+ [Impact]
+ 
+ Parted is crashing (core dumping) during resize operation, while
+ changing the end position of a partition.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 
+ root at ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100%
+ Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue?
+ Yes/No? yes
+ End?  [42.9GB]?
+ free(): invalid pointer
+ Aborted (core dumped)
+ 
+ [Where problems could occur]
+ 
+ As per resize documentation:
+ "Note that this does not modify any filesystem present in the partition."
+ "When growing a partition you will want to grow the filesystem afterwards"
+ 
+ If any problem arise, it will be limited to the resize functionality of
+ parted. In this case, the impact would be similar to the actual parted
+ state (before this SRU).
+ 
+ [Other Info]
+ 
+ 
+ https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parted.git/commit/?id=ca845aeeddb17343c9289816833ca352f7c0d87b
+ 
+ [Original Description]
  parted crashes with invalid pointer on resizepart on focal
  
  root at ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100%
  Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue?
  Yes/No? yes
  End?  [42.9GB]?
  free(): invalid pointer
  Aborted (core dumped)
  
  Discussion: https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-
  parted at gnu.org/msg04962.html
  
  Fix:
  https://github.com/bcl/parted/commit/883813c365482d06d05a1998e066792c48156f23

** Description changed:

  [Impact]
  
  Parted is crashing (core dumping) during resize operation, while
  changing the end position of a partition.
  
  [Test Case]
  
  root at ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100%
  Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue?
  Yes/No? yes
  End?  [42.9GB]?
  free(): invalid pointer
  Aborted (core dumped)
  
  [Where problems could occur]
  
  As per resize documentation:
  "Note that this does not modify any filesystem present in the partition."
  "When growing a partition you will want to grow the filesystem afterwards"
  
  If any problem arise, it will be limited to the resize functionality of
  parted. In this case, the impact would be similar to the actual parted
  state (before this SRU).
  
  [Other Info]
  
+ https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parted.git/commit/?id=ca845aeeddb17343c9289816833ca352f7c0d87b
  
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parted.git/commit/?id=ca845aeeddb17343c9289816833ca352f7c0d87b
+ # Upstream repo:
+ 
+ git describe --tags ca845ae
+ v3.3-5-gca845ae
+ 
+ # Ubuntu
+ $ rmadison parted
+ 
+  parted | 3.2-15ubuntu0.1       | xenial-updates
+  parted | 3.2-20ubuntu0.2       | bionic-updates
+  parted | 3.3-4                 | focal    
+  parted | 3.3-4                 | groovy
+  parted | 3.3-4                 | hirsute
  
  [Original Description]
  parted crashes with invalid pointer on resizepart on focal
  
  root at ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100%
  Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue?
  Yes/No? yes
  End?  [42.9GB]?
  free(): invalid pointer
  Aborted (core dumped)
  
  Discussion: https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-
  parted at gnu.org/msg04962.html
  
  Fix:
  https://github.com/bcl/parted/commit/883813c365482d06d05a1998e066792c48156f23

** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Hirsute)
   Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Eric Desrochers (slashd)
       Status: In Progress

** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Bionic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Groovy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Focal)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  parted crashes with invalid pointer on resizepart on focal

Status in parted package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in parted source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in parted source package in Bionic:
  New
Status in parted source package in Focal:
  New
Status in parted source package in Groovy:
  New
Status in parted source package in Hirsute:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  Parted is crashing (core dumping) during resize operation, while
  changing the end position of a partition.

  [Test Case]

  root at ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100%
  Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue?
  Yes/No? yes
  End?  [42.9GB]?
  free(): invalid pointer
  Aborted (core dumped)

  [Where problems could occur]

  As per resize documentation:
  "Note that this does not modify any filesystem present in the partition."
  "When growing a partition you will want to grow the filesystem afterwards"

  If any problem arise, it will be limited to the resize functionality
  of parted. In this case, the impact would be similar to the actual
  parted state (before this SRU).

  [Other Info]

  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parted.git/commit/?id=ca845aeeddb17343c9289816833ca352f7c0d87b

  # Upstream repo:

  git describe --tags ca845ae
  v3.3-5-gca845ae

  # Ubuntu
  $ rmadison parted

   parted | 3.2-15ubuntu0.1       | xenial-updates
   parted | 3.2-20ubuntu0.2       | bionic-updates
   parted | 3.3-4                 | focal    
   parted | 3.3-4                 | groovy
   parted | 3.3-4                 | hirsute

  [Original Description]
  parted crashes with invalid pointer on resizepart on focal

  root at ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100%
  Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue?
  Yes/No? yes
  End?  [42.9GB]?
  free(): invalid pointer
  Aborted (core dumped)

  Discussion: https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-
  parted at gnu.org/msg04962.html

  Fix:
  https://github.com/bcl/parted/commit/883813c365482d06d05a1998e066792c48156f23

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