0.16.0

Highlights

• Split up underlying functionality into multiple reusable crates!
  • build_id2
  • core_affinity2
  • exceptional
  • fast_rands
  • ll_mp
  • minibsod
  • no_std_time
  • nonzero_macros
  • ownedref
  • serde_anymap
  • shmem_providers
  • tuple_list_ex
• Generalized Launcher with runtime flags for forking or not
• Remodeled TUI with better support for user stats
• Windows support for Intel PT tracing
• InProcessEventManager moved to Builder
• Cleaned up / removed unused things like Concolic Fuzzing (!)
• A lot more... (see below)

What's Changed

• Some fixes found during publish.sh by @domenukk in #3496
• Initial split of LibAFL-Bolts into smaller crates, towards 0.16.0 by @domenukk in #3331
• Update just, fix llmp link by @domenukk in #3498
• More Documentation by @domenukk in #3499
• Fix android target build(libafl_frida) by @barhaterahul in #3510
• Update mutations.rs by @20urc3 in #3516
• Remove unused toml key from book by @domenukk in #3517
• No longer frequenting this site, lol by @domenukk in #3518
• Anoter Round of Clippy by @domenukk in #3519
• General code cleanups by @domenukk in #3520
• Add coverage file path configuration and rename filename to path in DrCovModule of QEMU by @saruman9 in #3525
• Remove lifetime parameter of inprocess executors by @langston-barrett in #3524
• Add option to clear basic block history after each flush in DrCovModule by @saruman9 in #3529
• AGI by @domenukk in #3535
• Update and rename *.instructions.md to PR.instructions.md by @domenukk in #3536
• Clean up TODOs in baby_fuzzers by @atharva-potdar in #3547
• libafl_nyx: Make aux_buffer_size configurable by @tokatoka in #3549
• Add missing format! to Errors by @domenukk in #3551
• Use DEFAULT_AUX_BUFFER_SIZE for the default size of aux_buffer_size by @tokatoka in #3550
• libafl_nyx: Build qemu/packer in target directory by @tokatoka in #3534
• fuzzers: Use mimalloc and scudo in QEMU fuzzers by @langston-barrett in #3552
• Observing an empty output is fine by @bernhl in #3560
• Add as_ref/as_mut implementation to OutputObserver by @tokatoka in #3574
• Change out println! for log::debug! in libafl_qemu crate - usermode module by @atharva-potdar in #3583
• Add crates folder readme by @domenukk in #3584
• Add documentation for libafl_targets features by @domenukk in #3586
• Move to ptcov for Intel PT decoding by @Marcondiro in #3566
• Add non-cellared llvm-config detection on macos by @shadowpagetable in #3588
• Calibration Stage Fix for crashing testcases by @domenukk in #3557
• Add testcase for statsd in launcher, Fixes by @domenukk in #3589
• Dump lcov-compatible coverage using PCGuard by @domenukk in #3585
• libafl_qemu: Add into_emulator method for executors by @langston-barrett in #3532
• UPDATE set_coverage_hook to accept generic Unicorn by @MustBastani in #3590
• libafl_qemu update intept module to support new libafl_intelpt by @Marcondiro in #3595
• Refactor TUI.rs by @domenukk in #3598
• Fork as runtime flag for Launcher/Restarter by @domenukk in #3533
• Add FromTargetBytes to parse bytes by @domenukk in #3614
• Add Nautilus Parser by @domenukk in #3615
• Make Launcher/RestartingMgr generic over EventManagers by @domenukk in #3612
• Refactor Converters by @domenukk in #3620
• feat: add prefix to file_name in InMemoryOnDiskCorpus by @atharva-potdar in #3630
• show current fuzzed testcase to tui by @Tanmay140906 in #3631
• Add Justfiles to build documentation for all workspace crates/ and utils/ by @atharva-potdar in #3635
• Add nonzero_macros crate by @domenukk in #3652
• Docs/add rust version requirement by @Aditya30ag in #3644
• Intel PT: Avoid crashing on tracing errors by @Marcondiro in #3661
• babyfuzzer IntelPT: copy the executable from memory instead of binary file by @Marcondiro in #3667
• docs(qemu):EmulatorHooks as the safe alternative for QEMUhooks by @Tanmay140906 in #3651
• Add core_affinity to launcher, add get_core_affinity by @domenukk in #3676
• docs(events) add module level explanation for restarting and multi_machine event managers by @Tanmay140906 in #3683
• Add missing mode to LibAFL by @domenukk in #3708
• docs(pylibafl): clarify maturin must be run from bindings directory by @Aditya30ag in #3689
• Expose no_link_main and interceptors as configurable features in libafl_libfuzzer_runtime by @mschwager in #3734
• Add functions to simplify creating sub-RNGs by @hjooh in #3775
• IntelPT babyfuzzer remove TUI by @Marcondiro in #3725
• refactor(tinyinst): spring-clean TinyInstExecutor by @erickcestari in #3796
• Remove unused dependencies using cargo-machete by @maaria0 in #3787
• Remove Clone from ShMem by @bernhl in #3780
• Add constructor for UnicodeIdentificationMetadata by @mjkoo in #3746
• Increment saved_crashes and saved_hangs counters by @void0red in #3825
• Add new example fuzzer targeting a bootloader in qemu/kvm with intel PT tracing by @Marcondiro in #3695
• just add missing Justfile for intel_pt_baby_fuzzer by @Marcondiro in #3822
• New Frida Version by @domenukk in #3830
• Make deexit work on macOS again by @domenukk in #3797
• Replace unmaintained webserver with maintained one in Prometheus Monitor by @domenukk in #3828
• Pin AFLplusplus ref to final Apache2 version by @domenukk in #3848
• Llvm 22 upgrades and fixes by @rchildre3 in #3821
• RestartingMgr: Fix SIGNAL_RECURSION_EXIT mismatch by @Mrmaxmeier in #3852
• libafl_targets: fix persistent mode for rust forkserver by @friedbyalice in #3844
• Remove *_child variants of pre_exec/post_exec hooks by @0xmuon in #3817
• Add z3 CI hack info by @domenukk in #3859
• Potentially more stable state restorer by @domenukk in #3863
• Remove deprecated AsSlice trait, rename to ToSlice and remove where not needed by @domenukk in #3862
• Inproc Event Manager Builder by @domenukk in #3869
• Add state file removal on restore by @domenukk in #3872
• ShMem cleanup / Improved MacOS/Unix docs by @domenukk in #3873
• Add Intel PT support on Windows by @Marcondiro in #3845

Fixes

• fix(qemu): typo while cleanup path parameters by @saruman9 in #3528
• Fix broken intra-doc links by @wfdewith in #3531
• Fix CI as follow-up to #3525 by @domenukk in #3537
• Fix libvharness build for docs rs by @rmalmain in #3548
• Fix all clippy warnings in baby_fuzzers by @atharva-potdar in #3553
• v0 mangling fix for libafl_libfuzzer by @addisoncrump in #3559
• Fix post_exec() for all the ComposedByMutations-Mutators by @tokatoka in #3563
• Fixed stb_image_concolic by swapping SetTimeout to HasTimeout by @shadowpagetable in #3572
• Fix clippy warnings and TODOs in binary_only fuzzers by @atharva-potdar in #3564
• Fix incomplete implementation in HitcountsMapObservers observer trait by @fourdim in #3599
• Fix forkserver fuzzers by @atharva-potdar in #3601
• Fix fuzzing with pcguard_dump feature by @domenukk in #3594
• Concolic fix (maybe) by @domenukk in #3611
• Fix ASan CI for aarch64 by disabling 52 bit addresses for now by @domenukk in #3613
• Fix binary naming mismatch in libfuzzer_libpng_launcher Justfile by @kd610 in #3637
• fix spelling mistakes in docs/debugging.md by @Jay-1409 in #3653
• Fix misspelling of 'persistent' by @kenballus in #3657
• Fix CI by @addisoncrump in #3752
• Fix(SyncFromBrokerStage): report actual corpus_size in NewTestcase events by @0xmuon in #3756
• Fix panic when using cmplog with AFL++ for rare comparison sizes by @ngg in #3730
• fix(GeneralizationStage): forward crashes to objective feedback during gap probing by @k5602 in #3738
• fix the build by @Aditya30ag in #3788
• fix(AflppRedQueen): fix u64 I2S mutation and allow variable-length FnOperands by @drewbarbs in #3741
• Various QEMU SnapshotModule fixes by @wfdewith in #3542
• Fix: CachedOnDiskCorpus::replace cache bookkeeping by @0xmuon in #3779
• Fix nix versioning consistency by @addisoncrump in #3806
• clippy autofixes by @Marcondiro in #3805
• Fix CI on MacOS by @Marcondiro in #3813
• Fix build issues on aarch64 Linux. by @phix33 in #3833
• Fix asan according to aarch64 48-bit VMA by @rmalmain in #3650
• Revert TCP Manager regression (oops) by @domenukk in #3835
• Fix hang in Forkserver::drop by closing pipes before waitpid by @nixpulvis in #3838
• Fix TuiMonitor when using SimpleRestartingEventManager by @Ollrogge in #3846
• bolts: Fix deprecation of wide::CmpEq by @Marcondiro in #3841
• fix(fast_rands): prevent overflow and UB in Rand::between for maximum bounds by @simon902 in #3839
• Fix racy file operations in libfuzzer_libpng_launcher & Sort outputs by ClientId in OnDiskTomlMonitor by @Ollrogge in #3847
• Fix CI by @Mrmaxmeier in #3853
• fix(testcase_score): typo in documentation of TestcasePenalty by @Ollrogge in #3854
• Fix #3851 and add tests by @domenukk in #3861
• fix: gate generate_minibsod behind LIBAFL_MINIBSOD env var by @kx7m2qd in #3826
• Fix LibAFL no_std errors when compiling for baremetal/embedded targets without libc/unix by @YungRaj in #3812
• Fix cmplogHookIns* arguments to pass bitcode verification. by @vonavi in #3871
• Fix subtle LL_MP bug, add tests by @domenukk in #3870

New Contributors

• @barhaterahul made their first contribution in #3510
• @atharva-potdar made their first contribution in #3547
• @shadowpagetable made their first contribution in #3572
• @MustBastani made their first contribution in #3590
• @kd610 made their first contribution in #3637
• @Tanmay140906 made their first contribution in #3631
• @Jay-1409 made their first contribution in #3653
• @Aditya30ag made their first contribution in #3644
• @kenballus made their first contribution in #3657
• @mschwager made their first contribution in #3734
• @hjooh made their first contribution in #3775
• @theKnightsOfRohan made their first contribution in #3782
• @0xmuon made their first contribution in #3756
• @ngg made their first contribution in #3730
• @k5602 made their first contribution in #3738
• @erickcestari made their first contribution in #3796
• @maaria0 made their first contribution in #3787
• @mjkoo made their first contribution in #3746
• @void0red made their first contribution in #3825
• @drewbarbs made their first contribution in #3741
• @phix33 made their first contribution in #3833
• @nixpulvis made their first contribution in #3838
• @Ollrogge made their first contribution in #3846
• @simon902 made their first contribution in #3839
• @friedbyalice made their first contribution in #3844
• @kx7m2qd made their first contribution in #3826
• @YungRaj made their first contribution in #3812
• @vonavi made their first contribution in #3871

Full Changelog: 0.15.4...0.16.0