fix malloc misuse for startup ctor queue, breakage on fdpic archs

in the case where malloc is being replaced, it's not valid to call
malloc between final relocations and main app's crt1 entry point; on
fdpic archs the main app's entry point will not yet have performed the
self-fixups necessary to call its code.

to fix, reorder queue_ctors before final relocations. an alternative
solution would be doing the allocation from __libc_start_init, after
the entry point but before any ctors run. this is less desirable,
since it would leave a call to malloc that might be provided by the
application happening at startup when doing so can be easily avoided.

diff --git a/ldso/dynlink.c b/ldso/dynlink.c
index 2032828..a2f059c 100644 (file)
--- a/ldso/dynlink.c
+++ b/ldso/dynlink.c
@@ -1479,9 +1479,7 @@ static void do_init_fini(struct dso **queue)
 void __libc_start_init(void)
 {
        do_init_fini(main_ctor_queue);
-       /* This is valid because the queue was allocated after redoing
-        * relocations with any interposed malloc having taken effect. */
-       free(main_ctor_queue);
+       if (!__malloc_replaced) free(main_ctor_queue);
        main_ctor_queue = 0;
 }
 
@@ -1851,6 +1849,14 @@ _Noreturn void __dls3(size_t *sp)
                }
        }
 
+       /* This must be done before final relocations, since it calls
+        * malloc, which may be provided by the application. Calling any
+        * application code prior to the jump to its entry point is not
+        * valid in our model and does not work with FDPIC, where there
+        * are additional relocation-like fixups that only the entry point
+        * code can see to perform. */
+       main_ctor_queue = queue_ctors(&app);
+
        /* The main program must be relocated LAST since it may contin
         * copy relocations which depend on libraries' relocations. */
        reloc_all(app.next);
@@ -1879,8 +1885,6 @@ _Noreturn void __dls3(size_t *sp)
        }
        static_tls_cnt = tls_cnt;
 
-       main_ctor_queue = queue_ctors(&app);
-
        if (ldso_fail) _exit(127);
        if (ldd_mode) _exit(0);