** Description changed: + [Impact] + + Parted is crashing (core dumping) during resize operation, while + changing the end position of a partition. + + [Test Case] + + root@ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100% + Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue? + Yes/No? yes + End? [42.9GB]? + free(): invalid pointer + Aborted (core dumped) + + [Where problems could occur] + + As per resize documentation: + "Note that this does not modify any filesystem present in the partition." + "When growing a partition you will want to grow the filesystem afterwards" + + If any problem arise, it will be limited to the resize functionality of + parted. In this case, the impact would be similar to the actual parted + state (before this SRU). + + [Other Info] + + + https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parted.git/commit/?id=ca845aeeddb17343c9289816833ca352f7c0d87b + + [Original Description] parted crashes with invalid pointer on resizepart on focal root@ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100% Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue? Yes/No? yes End? [42.9GB]? free(): invalid pointer Aborted (core dumped) Discussion: https://www.mail-archive.com/bug- par...@gnu.org/msg04962.html Fix: https://github.com/bcl/parted/commit/883813c365482d06d05a1998e066792c48156f23
** Description changed: [Impact] Parted is crashing (core dumping) during resize operation, while changing the end position of a partition. [Test Case] root@ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100% Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue? Yes/No? yes End? [42.9GB]? free(): invalid pointer Aborted (core dumped) [Where problems could occur] As per resize documentation: "Note that this does not modify any filesystem present in the partition." "When growing a partition you will want to grow the filesystem afterwards" If any problem arise, it will be limited to the resize functionality of parted. In this case, the impact would be similar to the actual parted state (before this SRU). [Other Info] + https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parted.git/commit/?id=ca845aeeddb17343c9289816833ca352f7c0d87b - https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parted.git/commit/?id=ca845aeeddb17343c9289816833ca352f7c0d87b + # Upstream repo: + + git describe --tags ca845ae + v3.3-5-gca845ae + + # Ubuntu + $ rmadison parted + + parted | 3.2-15ubuntu0.1 | xenial-updates + parted | 3.2-20ubuntu0.2 | bionic-updates + parted | 3.3-4 | focal + parted | 3.3-4 | groovy + parted | 3.3-4 | hirsute [Original Description] parted crashes with invalid pointer on resizepart on focal root@ubuntu-focal:~# parted /dev/sda resizepart 1 100% Warning: Partition /dev/sda1 is being used. Are you sure you want to continue? Yes/No? yes End? [42.9GB]? free(): invalid pointer Aborted (core dumped) Discussion: https://www.mail-archive.com/bug- par...@gnu.org/msg04962.html Fix: https://github.com/bcl/parted/commit/883813c365482d06d05a1998e066792c48156f23 ** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Hirsute) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Eric Desrochers (slashd) Status: In Progress ** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Groovy) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Focal) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1905579 Title: parted crashes with invalid pointer on resizepart on focal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/parted/+bug/1905579/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
