Reference: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/realpath.3.html

or as you suggested it might be a portability bug.




/D

On Thu 12 Jul, 2018 10:00 pm Szabolcs Nagy, <nsz@port70.net> wrote:

> * Dhiraj <mortalfw@gmail.com> [2018-07-12 21:21:38 +0530]:
> > Thanks Szabolcs for taking look into this,
> >
> > > But over here uv__fs_pathmax_size() nor pathconf(path, _PC_PATH_MAX) is
> > > used.
> > >
> >
> > > where?
> >
> > In stdlib.h file.
> >
>
> i don't understand what is the issue.
>
> > However, we can allocate a "PATH_MAX + 1" or POSIX.1-2008 would allow us
> to
> > pass in a NULL poiter and have realpath allocating enough memory.
> >
>
> why +1?
>
> PATH_MAX is the maximum amount of bytes realpath may write (i.e. it
> includes
> the terminating nul byte).
>
> > On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 9:12 PM, Szabolcs Nagy <nsz@port70.net> wrote:
> > > * m0rtal f!w <mortalfw@gmail.com> [2018-07-12 19:55:56 +0530]:
> > > > Team,
> > > >
> > > > File: stdlib.h#L:113
> > > >
> > > > i.e
> > > > char *realpath (const char *__restrict, char *__restrict);
> > > >
> > > > According to the documentation of realpath() the output buffer needs
> to
> > > be
> > > > at least of size PATH_MAX specifying output buffers large enough to
> > > handle
> > > > the maximum-size possible result from path manipulation functions.
> (In
> > > that
> > > > instance, buf's size comes from uv__fs_pathmax_size(). That function
> > > > attempts to use pathconf(path, _PC_PATH_MAX) as noted in the
> realpath(3)
> > > > docs)
> > > >
> > >
> > > sounds like a portability bug in uv__fs_pathmax_size()
> > >
> > >
> http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/realpath.html
> > >
> > > it should use PATH_MAX if defined or null pointer if not
> > > to be portable to posix conforming targets.
> > >
> > > > But over here uv__fs_pathmax_size() nor pathconf(path, _PC_PATH_MAX)
> is
> > > > used.
> > > >
> > >
> > > where?
> > >
> > > > Passing an inadequately-sized output buffer to a path manipulation
> > > function
> > > > can result in a buffer overflow. Such functions include realpath()
> > > > readlink() PathAppend() and others.
> > > >
> > > > Request team to have a look and validate.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thank you
> > >
>