Re: PROBLEM: with daemon.c after y2038 on 32-bits Kernel

From: Arnaud Panaïotis
Date: Mon May 30 2022 - 03:03:44 EST


Hello,

I send a mail for this two weeks ago but didn't get any answer, I'm not
sure you received it or if a ticket has been open.

Could you provide me a feedback?

Let me know if you need more information.

Regards,

On 17/05/2022 09:51, Arnaud Panaïotis wrote:
Hello,

I'm working for a client to generate embedded 32-bits Linux Kernel working after y2038 issue.

I generated a 5.15 Kernel thought Buildroot with Coreutils 9.0, GCC 11.2.0, Binutils 2.37, Glibc 2.34-9 and CFLAGS -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_TIME_BITS=64.

I encounter an issue while working with OpenSSH (I initially contacted them before).

After 2038, /usr/sbin/sshd does not create an error but it child does generate this one:
daemon() failed: Value too large for defined data type

This happend here in sshd.c:

2019 /*
2020 * If not in debugging mode, not started from inetd and not already
2021 * daemonized (eg re-exec via SIGHUP), disconnect from the controlling
2022 * terminal, and fork. The original process exits.
2023 */
2024 already_daemon = daemonized();
2025 if (!(debug_flag || inetd_flag || no_daemon_flag || already_daemon)) {
2026
2027 if (daemon(0, 0) == -1)
2028 fatal("daemon() failed: %.200s", strerror(errno));

To reproduce:

# date -s "2040-05-12"
# hwclock --systohc
# reboot
# /usr/sbin/sshd

Note this error occurs only after the reboot, and setting a date before 2038 also require a reboot to remove the error.

strace and gdb trace linked.

Let me know if you need additional information.

Best regards,

PS: I had a similar issue with binutils cp
Discussion : debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=55023
Fix : sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29097

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