Ticket #15948 (closed defect: fixed)
vbox segfaults with large numbers of search domains in /etc/resolv.conf => Fixed in SVN
| Reported by: | nuxi | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | minor | Component: | network |
| Version: | VirtualBox 5.1.6 | Keywords: | |
| Cc: | Guest type: | other | |
| Host type: | Linux |
Description
While vbox makes sure it doesn't read in more than RCPS_MAX_NAMESERVERS nameserver lines when parsing /etc/resolv.conf, it doesn't enforce a similar check against RCPS_MAX_SEARCHLIST for search domains. When using a VPN, sometimes absurd numbers of search domains happen (glibc only supports 6) and vbox will just segfault.
I've made a fix (the resolv.conf parser helpfully compiles as a standalone program, which made locating the problematic chunk trivial) that I'll attach to this bug. Obligatory "patch is under the MIT license" because I did read the contributer guidelines.
Attachments
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resolvconf.patch
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added by nuxi 22 months ago.
- fix to resolv.conf parser
Change History
Changed 22 months ago by nuxi
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