JSON crashes during encoding resized lists

[serhiy-storchaka]

BPO	16228
Nosy	@rhettinger, @jcea, @etrepum, @pitrou, @ezio-melotti, @asvetlov, @serhiy-storchaka
Files	json_encode_resized_list.patch

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2012-11-01.19:08:54.492>
created_at = <Date 2012-10-14.09:56:18.708>
labels = ['extension-modules', 'type-crash']
title = 'JSON crashes during encoding resized lists'
updated_at = <Date 2012-11-01.20:03:22.569>
user = 'https://github.com/serhiy-storchaka'

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closed_date = <Date 2012-11-01.19:08:54.492>
closer = 'pitrou'
components = ['Extension Modules']
creation = <Date 2012-10-14.09:56:18.708>
creator = 'serhiy.storchaka'
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issue_num = 16228
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue16228'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.2', 'Python 3.3', 'Python 3.4']

[serhiy-storchaka]

JSON encoding crash if the source list resized in process of encoding. This can be happen unintentionally in multithreaded code.

Simple crash code:

import json
a = [object()] * 10
def crasher(obj):
    del a[-1]

json.dumps(a, default=crasher)

[serhiy-storchaka]

Here is a patch.

[asvetlov]

The patch LGTM except I cannot reproduce crash on unmodified sources with running applied test.

[serhiy-storchaka]

Of course, this kind of bugs can cause unpredictable behavior, they do not have to lead to an immediate crash. This depends from the platform, the compiler and its options. On my computers the test always crashed, this is the maximum that I can say.

[python-dev]

New changeset 3672db224eb3 by Antoine Pitrou in branch '3.2':
Issue bpo-16228: Fix a crash in the json module where a list changes size while it is being encoded.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3672db224eb3

New changeset 7528c02b8d52 by Antoine Pitrou in branch '3.3':
Issue bpo-16228: Fix a crash in the json module where a list changes size while it is being encoded.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7528c02b8d52

New changeset ab65509b8443 by Antoine Pitrou in branch 'default':
Issue bpo-16228: Fix a crash in the json module where a list changes size while it is being encoded.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/ab65509b8443

[python-dev]

New changeset 33ae62a4ecf5 by Antoine Pitrou in branch '2.7':
Issue bpo-16228: Fix a crash in the json module where a list changes size while it is being encoded.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/33ae62a4ecf5

[pitrou]

Thank you for noticing this, and for writing a patch.

[asvetlov]

Hi, I'm ok with patch but I guess to add some comment in C code to prevent, hmm, back optimization from upcoming contributor.
The same for bpo-16230

[pitrou]

Hi, I'm ok with patch but I guess to add some comment in C code to
prevent, hmm, back optimization from upcoming contributor.
The same for bpo-16230

But that's what tests are for.

[asvetlov]

As I said tests was not crashed on my linux 64 bit Ubuntu with buggy code.

[pitrou]

As I said tests was not crashed on my linux 64 bit Ubuntu with buggy code.

They crashed duly here in debug mode (64-bit Linux).

[asvetlov]

I have python built with Py_DEBUG (./configure --with-pydebug)
What I' missed?
I'm ok with status quo but just want to understand how to configure my build properly.

[pitrou]

I have python built with Py_DEBUG (./configure --with-pydebug)
What I' missed?
I'm ok with status quo but just want to understand how to configure my build properly.

Well, I don't know. Perhaps a different compiler version, a different
libc, or perhaps you got (un)lucky.

[asvetlov]

Ok. Thanks.