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Date:      Sat, 18 Dec 1999 18:31:15 -0500 (EST)
From:      dm@reeducation-labor.lcs.mit.edu
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   kern/15554: malloc fails in OMAGIC programs
Message-ID:  <199912182331.SAA38082@punitive-surgery.lcs.mit.edu>

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>Number:         15554
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       malloc fails in OMAGIC programs
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec 18 15:40:00 PST 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     David Mazieres
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:

i386 machine running stock FreeBSD-3.3-RELEASE (including generic kernel)

>Description:

Memory allocation files in OMAGIC programs.

>How-To-Repeat:

Compile and run this program:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <string.h>

int
main (int argc, char **argv)
{
	char *p = malloc (8192);
	if (!p) {
		char badmalloc[] = "malloc failed\n";
		write (2, badmalloc, sizeof (badmalloc));
		write (2, strerror (errno), strlen (strerror (errno)));
		write (2, "\n", 1);
		exit (1);
	}
	exit (0);
}

/* --- end --- */

like this:

% cc -static -N -o badomagic badomagic.c
% ./badomagic 
malloc failed
Cannot allocate memory
% 

>Fix:
	
unknown

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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