Bug #40455 calling mgmapi function with NULL handle causes segv

• Submitted: 31 Oct 2008 13:23
• Modified: 1 Nov 2008 22:12
• Reporter: Jonas Oreland
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Cluster: NDB API
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.1.29-ndb-6.2,ndb-6.3
• OS: Any
• Assigned to: Jonas Oreland
• CPU Architecture: Any

[31 Oct 2008 13:23] Jonas Oreland

Description:
calling a mgmapi-function with a null-handle causes segv,
this as it starts by resetting error code on handle *before* checking for
null

How to repeat:
see subject
found by autotest

Suggested fix:
move NULL check before reset of error

[31 Oct 2008 13:51] Bugs System

A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may
be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next
version. You can access the patch from:

  http://lists.mysql.com/commits/57556

2712 Jonas Oreland	2008-10-31
      ndb - bug#40455

[31 Oct 2008 15:19] Bugs System

Pushed into 5.1.29-ndb-6.2.17  (revid:[e-mail]-20081031135533-yc3e9emux197tpow) (version source revid:[e-mail]-20081031135533-yc3e9emux197tpow) (pib:5)

[31 Oct 2008 15:20] Bugs System

Pushed into 5.1.29-ndb-6.3.19  (revid:[e-mail]-20081031135533-yc3e9emux197tpow) (version source revid:[e-mail]-20081031152239-co83n006uu5w614w) (pib:5)

[1 Nov 2008 9:46] Bugs System

Pushed into 5.1.29-ndb-6.4.0  (revid:[e-mail]-20081031135533-yc3e9emux197tpow) (version source revid:[e-mail]-20081101082305-qx5a1bj0z7i8ueys) (pib:5)

[1 Nov 2008 22:12] Jon Stephens

Documented in the NDB 6.2.17 and 6.3.19 changelogs as follows:

        The MGM API reset error codes on management server handles before
        checking them. This meant that calling an MGM API function
        with a null handle caused applications to crash.

[12 Dec 2008 23:28] Bugs System

Pushed into 6.0.9-alpha  (revid:[e-mail]-20081031135533-yc3e9emux197tpow) (version source revid:[e-mail]-20081209185954-9svcixh2p5hsfi6w) (pib:5)