** 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" + FS-wise the resize operation won't try to take action on the FS itself. + It would need to be done by the admin as a separate step. + 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). + state (before this SRU), and one won't be able to resize as requested. [Other Info] 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 + 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- [email protected]/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" FS-wise the resize operation won't try to take action on the FS itself. It would need to be done by the admin as a separate step. 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 + parted. In this case, the impact would be ~ similar to the actual parted state (before this SRU), and one won't be able to resize as requested. [Other Info] 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- [email protected]/msg04962.html Fix: https://github.com/bcl/parted/commit/883813c365482d06d05a1998e066792c48156f23 ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Groovy) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Focal) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Focal) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Focal) Assignee: (unassigned) => Eric Desrochers (slashd) ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Groovy) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Groovy) Assignee: (unassigned) => Eric Desrochers (slashd) ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Hirsute) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Xenial) Assignee: (unassigned) => Eric Desrochers (slashd) ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Bionic) Assignee: (unassigned) => Eric Desrochers (slashd) -- 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 [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
