[Bug c++/61015] New: Stack corruption with templates and pass-by-reference

andreas.c.weber at gmail dot com gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org
Wed Apr 30 13:48:00 GMT 2014


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61015

            Bug ID: 61015
           Summary: Stack corruption with templates and pass-by-reference
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.8.2
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: andreas.c.weber at gmail dot com

Created attachment 32714
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Summary: Stack corruption with templates and pass-by-reference

Hi,

The following program compiles without warnings and works fine when compiled
with g++-4.6, g++-4.7 and clang-3.4, but segfaults when compiled with g++-4.8
with switched-off optimizations (g++-4.8 -O0 -Wall -Wextra -o gcc_bug
gcc_bug.cpp).

The sample defines the template ArrayRef. Usually this template provides a
vector-like interface (operator[], begin(), end(), etc.) and a bunch of
constructors so clients can access different types of data (single object,
std::vector, C-Array) in a uniform way. The template does not own the
underlying data but just holds a pointer and a length.

The problem:
Putting an Obj* (Obj is just a simple class) into an ArrayRef<Obj*> and then
retrieving the pointer again using arrayRef[0] returns the same pointer. But
putting a SpecialObj* into an ArrayRef<Obj*> and then retrieving with
arrayRef[0] returns garbage (class SpecialObj is derived from class Obj).

Code (stripped down, so it only provides the single-element constructor and
operator[]):
extern "C" int printf( const char *, ... );
extern "C" void* memset( void *s, int c, unsigned int n );

template<typename T>
class ArrayRef
{
  private:
    const T* data;
  public:
    ArrayRef( const T& oneElt )
    {
      this->data = &oneElt;
      printf( "ArrayRef's data: %p\n", this->data );
    }
    const T &operator[]( unsigned int index ) const { return data[index]; }
};

class Obj { public: int val; };
class SpecialObj : public Obj {};

int main()
{
  SpecialObj specialObj;
  printf( "&specialObj:     %p\n", &specialObj );

  SpecialObj* pSpecialObj = &specialObj; //Triggers the bug.
  //Obj* pSpecialObj = &specialObj;  //Shows expected behaviour.
  printf( "&pSpecialObj:    %p\n", &pSpecialObj );

  ArrayRef<Obj*> arrayRef( pSpecialObj );

  int someStackArray[500];
  memset( someStackArray, 0xDD, sizeof(someStackArray) );

  Obj* basePtr = arrayRef[0];
  printf( "basePtr:         %p\n", basePtr );

  if( basePtr == pSpecialObj ) //Do we got what we put into arrayRef?
  {
    printf( "Pointer is valid: OK.\n" );
  }
  else
  {
    printf( "Pointer (%p) is corrupt, program will crash!!!! GCC Bug?\n",
basePtr );
  }
  basePtr->val = 42;
  return 0;
}

Program's output I would expect
  (&specialObj == basePtr && &pSpecialObj == ArrayRef.data is true):
&specialObj:     0x7fff05e5c190
&pSpecialObj:    0x7fff05e5c1b0
ArrayRef.data:   0x7fff05e5c1b0
basePtr:         0x7fff05e5c190
Pointer is valid: OK.

Program's output when compiled with g++-4.8:
&specialObj:     0x7fff693d07a0
&pSpecialObj:    0x7fff693d07c0
ArrayRef.data:   0x7fff693d07d0
basePtr:         0xdddddddddddddddd
Pointer (0xdddddddddddddddd) is corrupt, program will crash!!!! GCC Bug?
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Program's output when compiled with g++-4.7:
&specialObj:     0x7fff0646e2f0
&pSpecialObj:    0x7fff0646e308
ArrayRef.data:   0x7fff0646e310
basePtr:         0x7fff0646e2f0
Pointer is valid: OK.

System:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x86_64

Build:
gcc -v -save-temps -O0 -Wall -Wextra -o gcc_bug gcc_bug.cpp
Using built-in specs.
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Best regards,
Andy



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