exception.h:118: exception_handler: Assertion `FALSE' failed.

[gwillem]

My project ran fine with Go 1.10.2. Since upgrading to Go 1.11.2, I see random crashes, after 30-60 minutes of runtime (several million scans):

exception.h:118: exception_handler: Assertion `FALSE' failed.
SIGABRT: abort
PC=0x80d248 m=16 sigcode=18446744073709551610

Using Yara 3.7.1. Line 118 reads:

    assert(FALSE);  // We should not reach this point.

Shall I report this with Yara instead? My build script:

export YARA_SRC=/home/willem/src/yara-3.7.1
export CGO_CFLAGS="-I${YARA_SRC}/libyara/include"
export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L${YARA_SRC}/libyara/.libs -lyara -lm" # 
go build --ldflags '-w -s -extldflags "-static"' -tags 'yara_static yara3.7 no_pkg_config'

Thanks!

[hillu]

The assert(FALSE) was removed in VirusTotal/yara#813. Does your problem go away if you apply the single patch against your yara-3.7.1 chechout or if you upgrade YARA to 3.8.1?

[hillu]

@gwillem ping?

[gwillem]

Thanks for your reply! It's on my todo, but am not sure when I'll get to it (deadlines...). I've fixed it temporarily by reverting to Go 1.10.

[hillu]

@gwillem ping?

[gwillem]

It does not happen with Yara 3.8.1! Thanks for following up.

[hillu]

Thank you. :-)