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Bug #71609 Segmentation fault on ZTS with gethostbyname
Submitted: 2016-02-16 10:36 UTC Modified: -
From: maroszek at gmx dot net Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Network related
PHP Version: 7.0.3 OS: Linux Embedded
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2016-02-16 10:36 UTC] maroszek at gmx dot net
Description:
------------
System: Custom Buildroot with BusyBox and uClibc

The function above (and maybe some more) are not threadsafe
http://linux.die.net/man/3/gethostbyname

Affected are at least 7 files:
php-7.0.3\ext\sockets\sockaddr_conv.c
php-7.0.3\ext\sockets\sockets.c
php-7.0.3\ext\standard\basic_functions.c
php-7.0.3\ext\standard\dns.c
php-7.0.3\main\fastcgi.c
php-7.0.3\main\network.c
php-7.0.3\win32\sendmail.c

A nice quote from network.c: (Btw i loved this comment!)
/* XXX NOT THREAD SAFE (is safe under win32) */
if(strlen(host) > MAXFQDNLEN) {
	host_info = NULL;
	errno = E2BIG;
} else {
	host_info = gethostbyname(host);
}

The question is if patches that move from gethostbyname to gethostbyname_r would be welcome?
If yes: Are any platform specifics i should take care of?

Test script:
---------------
Just use arbitary network functions which resolv DNS names. It will crash eventually.

Expected result:
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No crash.

Actual result:
--------------
I'll hand one in later if required.

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 [2016-03-31 11:40 UTC] krakjoe@php.net
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=233115ea236fd1aa258e8b733d3855d1261fba8b
Log: fix #71609: Segmentation fault on ZTS with gethostbyname
 [2016-03-31 11:40 UTC] krakjoe@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed
 [2016-03-31 11:40 UTC] krakjoe@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of krakjoe
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=233115ea236fd1aa258e8b733d3855d1261fba8b
Log: fix #71609: Segmentation fault on ZTS with gethostbyname
 [2016-03-31 11:47 UTC] maroszek at gmx dot net
Awesome! Thanks!
 [2016-07-20 11:32 UTC] davey@php.net
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=233115ea236fd1aa258e8b733d3855d1261fba8b
Log: fix #71609: Segmentation fault on ZTS with gethostbyname
 
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