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49 changes: 49 additions & 0 deletions clang/docs/AddressSanitizer.rst
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Expand Up @@ -164,6 +164,18 @@ To summarize: ``-fsanitize-address-use-after-return=<mode>``
* ``always``: Enables detection of UAR errors in all cases. (reduces code
size, but not as much as ``never``).

Container Overflow Detection
----------------------------

AddressSanitizer can detect overflows in containers with custom allocators
(such as std::vector) where the library developers have added calls into the
AddressSanitizer runtime to indicate which memory is poisoned etc.

In environments where not all the process binaries can be recompiled with
AddressSanitizer enabled, these checks can cause false positives.
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Can they also cause crashes?

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ASan's expected behaviour is to output the error and kill the process unless a user explicitly changes this behaviour. This is done using the compiler switch -fsanitize-recover=address and setting the environment variable ASAN_OPTIONS=halt_on_error=false


See `Disabling container overflow checks`_ for details on suppressing checks.

Memory leak detection
---------------------

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works similar to ``__attribute__((no_sanitize("address")))``, but it also
prevents instrumentation performed by other sanitizers.

Disabling container overflow checks
-----------------------------------

Runtime suppression
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Container overflow checks can be disabled at runtime using the
``ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_container_overflow=0`` environment variable.

Compile time suppression
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

``-D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__`` can be used at compile time to
disable container overflow checks if the container library has added support
for this define.
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Question: is there a reason why we don't make the various __sanitizer_annotate_foo_container functions no-ops (or alternatively not declare them) when __ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ is set?

Sorry if this was already discussed.

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The __sanitizer_annotate_* functions are controllable at runtime using ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_container_overflow=0.

The issue we hit was where users were unable to recompile the entire set of dylibs / dlls to have uniformity of sanitized binaries and were unable to control the runtime environment to disable there.

The request was to allow this instrumentation to be disabled at compile time for the template library code that is instantiated into their application code to simplify the workflows.

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Actually we discussed it with @fmayer or @thurstond offline
and it could be a good idea to guard them in compiler-rt/include/sanitizer/common_interface_defs.h
with ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW and define empty body if condition is not met.

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Guarding the definitions in the interface defs would require recompiling the runtime to have an effect wouldn't it? To my understanding having the guard in the template definitions would not need this.

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I think I get it, @vitalybuka @fmayer @thurstond is this what you are proposing: DanBlackwell@fcdb4c2 ? e.g.

void SANITIZER_CDECL __sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(
    const void *beg, const void *end, const void *old_mid, const void *new_mid)
#ifdef __ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__
    {} // no-op implementation (disabling checks)
#else
    ; // function declaration, runtime implementation
#endif

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Just adding the simple no implementation body will lead to linkers complaining about multiple definitions in the build.

I added two new test files in the PR to demonstrates the issue and what I think are the approaches that could work in the sanitizer headers:

stack_container_dynamic_lib.cpp uses the approach that library providers do the work to remove the container overflow instrumentation

stack_container_dynamic_lib_redef.cpp shows three alternate approaches to providing the solution in the santizer headers when
__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ is defined:

  • provide an alternate empty body that is force inlined
  • provide an alternate empty body that is declared with static linkage
  • use a #define to remove the calls from the library sources

The _redef test shows that we can do this with minimal changes to something like libcpp - they would just need to use the sanitizer interface headers rather than declaring the functions themselves

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@vitalybuka @fmayer @thurstond is there a preferred approach out of the 3, or was there another approach you were thinking about?


To support a standard way to disable container overflow checks at compile time,
library developers should use this definition in conjunction with the
AddressSanitizer feature test to conditionally include container overflow
related code compiled into user code:

The recommended form is

.. code-block:: c

#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer) && !__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__
// Container overflow detection enabled - include annotations
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(beg, end, old_mid, new_mid);
#endif

This pattern ensures that:

* Container overflow annotations are only included when AddressSanitizer is
enabled
* Container overflow detection can be disabled by passing
``-D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__`` to the compiler

Suppressing Errors in Recompiled Code (Ignorelist)
--------------------------------------------------

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}

static void PrintContainerOverflowHint() {
Printf("HINT: if you don't care about these errors you may set "
"ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_container_overflow=0.\n"
"If you suspect a false positive see also: "
"https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/"
"AddressSanitizerContainerOverflow.\n");
Printf(
"HINT: if you don't care about these errors you may set "
"ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_container_overflow=0.\n"
"Or if supported by the container library, pass "
"-D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ to the compiler to disable "
" instrumentation.\n"
"If you suspect a false positive see also: "
"https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/"
"AddressSanitizerContainerOverflow.\n");
}

static void PrintShadowByte(InternalScopedString *str, const char *before,
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// Test crash gives guidance on -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ and
// ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_container_overflow=0
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -O %s -o %t
// RUN: not %run %t 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-CRASH %s
//
// Test overflow checks can be disabled at runtime with
// ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_container_overflow=0
// RUN: %env_asan_opts=detect_container_overflow=0 %run %t 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-NOCRASH %s
//
// Illustrate use of -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ flag to suppress
// overflow checks at compile time.
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ -O %s -o %t-no-overflow
// RUN: %run %t-no-overflow 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-NOCRASH %s
//

#include <assert.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

// public definition of __sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container
#include "sanitizer/common_interface_defs.h"

static volatile int one = 1;

int TestCrash() {
long t[100];
t[60] = 0;
#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer) && !__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(&t[0], &t[0] + 100, &t[0] + 100,
&t[0] + 50);
#endif
// CHECK-CRASH: AddressSanitizer: container-overflow
// CHECK-CRASH: ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_container_overflow=0
// CHECK-CRASH: __ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__
// CHECK-NOCRASH-NOT: AddressSanitizer: container-overflow
// CHECK-NOCRASH-NOT: ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_container_overflow=0
// CHECK-NOCRASH-NOT: __ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__
return (int)t[60 * one]; // Touches the poisoned memory.
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {

int retval = 0;

retval = TestCrash();

printf("Exiting main\n");

return retval;
}
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// Test to demonstrate compile-time disabling of container-overflow checks
// in order to handle uninstrumented libraries

// Mimic a closed-source library compiled without ASan
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -fno-sanitize=address -DSHARED_LIB %s -fPIC -shared -o %t-so.so

// RUN: %clangxx_asan %s %libdl -o %t
// RUN: not %run %t 2>&1 | FileCheck %s

// RUN: %clangxx_asan %s %libdl -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ -o %t
// RUN: %run %t 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-NO-CONTAINER-OVERFLOW %s

#include <assert.h>
#include <sanitizer/common_interface_defs.h>
#include <stdio.h>

template <typename T> class Stack {
private:
T data[5];
size_t size;

public:
Stack() : size(0) {
#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer) && !__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__
// Mark entire storage as unaddressable initially
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(data, data + 5, data + 5, data);
#endif
}

~Stack() {
#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer) && !__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(data, data + 5, data + size,
data + 5);
#endif
}

void push(const T &value) {
assert(size < 5 && "Stack overflow");
#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer) && !__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(data, data + 5, data + size,
data + size + 1);
#endif
data[size++] = value;
}

T pop() {
assert(size > 0 && "Cannot pop from empty stack");
T result = data[--size];
#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer) && !__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(data, data + 5, data + size + 1,
data + size);
#endif
return result;
}
};

#ifdef SHARED_LIB
// Mimics a closed-source library compiled without ASan

extern "C" void push_value_to_stack(Stack<int> &stack) { stack.push(42); }
#else // SHARED_LIB

# include <dlfcn.h>
# include <string>

typedef void (*push_func_t)(Stack<int> &);

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
std::string path = std::string(argv[0]) + "-so.so";
printf("Loading library: %s\n", path.c_str());

void *lib = dlopen(path.c_str(), RTLD_NOW);
assert(lib);

push_func_t push_value = (push_func_t)dlsym(lib, "push_value_to_stack");
assert(push_value);

Stack<int> stack;
push_value(stack);

// BOOM! uninstrumented library didn't update container bounds
int value = stack.pop();
// CHECK: AddressSanitizer: container-overflow
printf("Popped value: %d\n", value);
assert(value == 42 && "Expected value 42");

dlclose(lib);
printf("SUCCESS\n");
// CHECK-NO-CONTAINER-OVERFLOW: SUCCESS
return 0;
}

#endif // SHARED_LIB
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// Test to demonstrate compile-time disabling of container-overflow checks
// in order to handle uninstrumented libraries
//
// Explore three options discussed as implementable in the santizer headers to reduce the need
// for changes in library code if they include the sanitizer interface header sanitizer/common_interface_defs.h
// instead of having their own forward declaration
//
// - force inlined alternative body - minimizes the need for optimizations to reduce bloat
// - static declaration of alternate body - potential bloat if optimizer is not run
// - use of #define to remove calls completely

// Mimic a closed-source library compiled without ASan
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -fno-sanitize=address -DSHARED_LIB %s -dynamiclib -o %t-closedsource.dylib

// Mimic multiple files being linked into a single executable,
// %t-object.o and %t-main compiled seperately and then linked together
//
// -fsanitize=address with container overflow turned on (default)
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -DMULTI_SOURCE %s -c -o %t-object.o
// RUN: %clangxx_asan %s -c -o %t-main.o
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -o %t %t-main.o %t-object.o -framework %t-closedsource.dylib
// RUN: not %run %t 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
//
// -fsanitize=address with container overflow turned off using ALWAYS_INLINE
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ -DMULTI_SOURCE %s -c -o %t-object.o
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ %s -c -o %t-main.o
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ -o %t %t-main.o %t-object.o -framework %t-closedsource.dylib
// RUN: %run %t 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-NO-CONTAINER-OVERFLOW %s
//
// -fsanitize=address with container overflow turned off using static linkage
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -DUSE_STATIC -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ -DMULTI_SOURCE %s -c -o %t-object.o
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -DUSE_STATIC -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ %s -c -o %t-main.o
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -DUSE_STATIC -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ -o %t %t-main.o %t-object.o -framework %t-closedsource.dylib
// RUN: %run %t 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-NO-CONTAINER-OVERFLOW %s
//
// -fsanitize=address with container overflow turned off using #define to remove the function calls
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -DUSE_DEFINE -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ -DMULTI_SOURCE %s -c -o %t-object.o
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -DUSE_DEFINE -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ %s -c -o %t-main.o
// RUN: %clangxx_asan -DUSE_DEFINE -D__ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__ -o %t %t-main.o %t-object.o -framework %t-closedsource.dylib
// RUN: %run %t 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-NO-CONTAINER-OVERFLOW %s

#include <assert.h>
#include <stdio.h>

// Mimic sanitizer/common_interface_defs disabling the container overflow calls
#if !__has_feature(address_sanitizer) || __ASAN_DISABLE_CONTAINER_OVERFLOW__

# if USE_DEFINE
# define __sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(...)
# else

// in this test match the extern "C" declaration as <string.h> pulls in copies of the
// declarations
extern "C" {
# if USE_STATIC
static
# else

// clone of the ALWAYS_INLINE macro
# if defined(_MSC_VER)
# define ALWAYS_INLINE __forceinline
# else // _MSC_VER
# define ALWAYS_INLINE inline __attribute__((always_inline))
# endif // _MSC_VER

ALWAYS_INLINE
# endif
void __sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(const void *beg,
const void *end,
const void *old_mid,
const void *new_mid) {};
}
# endif

#else

# include <sanitizer/common_interface_defs.h>

#endif

// Mimic template based container library header
template <typename T> class Stack {
private:
T data[5];
size_t size;

public:
Stack() : size(0) {
// Mark entire storage as unaddressable initially
#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer)
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(data, data + 5, data + 5, data);
#endif
}

~Stack() {
#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer)
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(data, data + 5, data + size,
data + 5);
#endif
}

void push(const T &value) {
assert(size < 5 && "Stack overflow");
#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer)
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(data, data + 5, data + size,
data + size + 1);
#endif
data[size++] = value;
}

T pop() {
assert(size > 0 && "Cannot pop from empty stack");
T result = data[--size];
#if __has_feature(address_sanitizer)
__sanitizer_annotate_contiguous_container(data, data + 5, data + size + 1,
data + size);
#endif
return result;
}
};

#if defined(SHARED_LIB)
// Mimics a closed-source library compiled without ASan

extern "C" void push_value_to_stack(Stack<int> &stack) { stack.push(42); }

#elif defined(MULTI_SOURCE)

// Mimic multiple source files in a single project compiled seperately
extern "C" void push_value_to_stack(Stack<int> &stack);

extern "C" void do_push_value_to_stack(Stack<int> &stack) {
push_value_to_stack(stack);
}

#else

extern "C" void do_push_value_to_stack(Stack<int> &stack);

# include <string>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {

Stack<int> stack;
do_push_value_to_stack(stack);

// BOOM! uninstrumented library didn't update container bounds
int value = stack.pop();
// CHECK: AddressSanitizer: container-overflow
printf("Popped value: %d\n", value);
assert(value == 42 && "Expected value 42");

printf("SUCCESS\n");
// CHECK-NO-CONTAINER-OVERFLOW: SUCCESS
return 0;
}

#endif // SHARED_LIB
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