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1011-1015: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winEmit the depth warning once per conversion.
A wide array or map can enter this branch once for every child beyond the limit. One record can therefore generate many identical
flb_warncalls and unnecessary log I/O on output threads.Pass a per-conversion warning flag through recursive calls and log only on the first truncation.
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In `@src/flb_pack.c`:
- Around line 1152-1154: Update the map serialization logic around msgpack2json
so non-empty maps at FLB_PACK_JSON_MAX_DEPTH remain valid JSON: serialize string
keys without consuming value nesting depth, or emit null before writing the map
opening token. Preserve valid output for deeper arrays/maps and add a regression
test covering a non-empty map at the 512-level boundary.
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In `@src/flb_pack.c`:
- Around line 1011-1015: Update the recursive conversion flow around the depth
check in flb_pack.c to carry a per-conversion warning flag through recursive
calls, and emit the maximum-nesting-depth flb_warn only when the first
truncation occurs. Keep truncation behavior unchanged by still returning the
null representation for every over-depth structure.
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In `@src/flb_pack.c`:
- Around line 1135-1137: In msgpack2json(), move the declaration of p to the
function’s initial declarations and retain the assignment to o->via.array.ptr
inside the loop != 0 conditional before calling msgpack2json().
In `@tests/internal/pack.c`:
- Around line 1147-1151: Strengthen the truncation assertion in the test around
the boundary-map serialization: verify that the output length matches the
expected truncated result and check that the JSON null literal begins exactly at
offset TEST_PACK_MAX_DEPTH, rather than accepting null anywhere in out.
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1154-1156: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueMove the assertion variables to the function declarations.
out_lenandexpected_lenare declared in a nested block after executable statements. Declare them with the other local variables at the start oftest_json_pack_deep_map_boundary().As per coding guidelines: “Declare variables at the start of functions, not mid-block.”
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void test_json_pack_deep_map_boundary() { int i; char *out; char *p; msgpack_object *chain; msgpack_object_kv kv; + size_t out_len; + size_t expected_len; ... - { - size_t out_len = strlen(out); - size_t expected_len = (size_t) TEST_PACK_MAX_DEPTH * 2 + 4; + out_len = strlen(out); + expected_len = (size_t) TEST_PACK_MAX_DEPTH * 2 + 4; - if (!TEST_CHECK(out_len == expected_len)) { - TEST_MSG("unexpected output length: expected=%zu got=%zu out=%s", - expected_len, out_len, out); - } + if (!TEST_CHECK(out_len == expected_len)) { + TEST_MSG("unexpected output length: expected=%zu got=%zu out=%s", + expected_len, out_len, out); + } - if (!TEST_CHECK(out_len > (size_t) TEST_PACK_MAX_DEPTH + 4 && - strncmp(out + TEST_PACK_MAX_DEPTH, "null", 4) == 0)) { - TEST_MSG("expected a null literal at offset %d: %s", - TEST_PACK_MAX_DEPTH, out); - } + if (!TEST_CHECK(out_len > (size_t) TEST_PACK_MAX_DEPTH + 4 && + strncmp(out + TEST_PACK_MAX_DEPTH, "null", 4) == 0)) { + TEST_MSG("expected a null literal at offset %d: %s", + TEST_PACK_MAX_DEPTH, out); }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@tests/internal/pack.c`:
- Around line 1154-1156: In test_json_pack_deep_map_boundary(), move the out_len
and expected_len declarations from the nested assertion block to the function’s
initial local-variable declarations, while preserving their existing types and
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msgpack2json() in flb_pack.c recurses once per nesting level while
converting a msgpack object into a JSON string, with no limit on how
deep it will go for MSGPACK_OBJECT_ARRAY and MSGPACK_OBJECT_MAP values.
A msgpack_object tree that is nested deeply enough (for example one
built from a deeply nested JSON log line by a JSON-to-msgpack
conversion elsewhere in the pipeline, which is not bound by the
wire-level unpacker's own MSGPACK_EMBED_STACK_SIZE guard) will recurse
past the available stack and crash the process with SIGSEGV.
This was observed in production: the out_loki output plugin calls
flb_msgpack_to_json_str() -> flb_msgpack_to_json() -> msgpack2json()
from pack_record() while flushing records, and a deeply nested record
reliably crashed the process with a stack overflow inside
msgpack2json(), taking down the whole Fluent Bit instance and losing
the in-flight flush batch.
Add a FLB_PACK_JSON_MAX_DEPTH (512) guard: once msgpack2json() would
recurse past this depth, stop descending and encode the remaining
structure as a JSON null instead, so the conversion still completes
and returns a valid (truncated) JSON string rather than crashing.
512 levels is far beyond any reasonably structured log record while
keeping stack usage negligible.
A non-empty map whose key/value pairs would land exactly one level
past the limit needs special care: a JSON object key must always be a
quoted string, so truncating an individual key to a bare null would
produce invalid JSON such as {null:...}. Both MSGPACK_OBJECT_ARRAY and
MSGPACK_OBJECT_MAP now check depth one level ahead of opening their
bracket/brace, and render the whole container as null instead of
partially opening it when their children would exceed the limit.
The truncation warning is now logged at most once per top-level
conversion (via a warned flag threaded through the recursion) instead
of once per truncated branch, to avoid flooding the log when a single
record has many separate over-depth branches.
The msgpack_object *p pointer used while walking an array's elements
is now declared with the function's other local variables instead of
inside the loop != 0 block, matching this project's coding style of
declaring variables at the top of the function; only the assignment
stays inside the conditional.
Verified locally with a small reproduction harness that builds an
in-memory msgpack_object tree several hundred thousand levels deep and
calls flb_msgpack_to_json_str() directly:
- Before this patch: SIGSEGV (stack overflow), matching the exact
production crash signature (out_loki's pack_record() call site).
- After this patch: the call returns a valid, truncated JSON string
and the process does not crash.
Added two regression tests to tests/internal/pack.c:
json_pack_deep_map_boundary builds a non-empty map exactly at the
512-level boundary and checks the exact output shape (length, and the
null literal starting at the exact offset right after the opening
brackets) instead of just checking that a null appears somewhere in
the output; json_pack_deep_map_below_boundary builds the same map
shape comfortably under the limit and checks its real content is
still serialized. Both tests declare their local variables (including
out_len and expected_len) at the top of the function per this
project's coding style. Full tests/internal/pack.c suite (27 tests)
passes, and the two new tests run clean under Valgrind (0 errors,
0 leaks, all blocks freed).
Signed-off-by: Ugur Guenduez <ugur.guenduez@mercedes-benz.com>
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Addressed one more nitpick and did a developer-guideline compliance pass. Nitpick fixed — Developer guideline compliance (
No other guideline gaps identified for this change (concurrency/coroutine, plugin API, and config map sections don't apply — this patch touches only |
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Problem
msgpack2json()insrc/flb_pack.crecurses once per nesting level whileconverting a
msgpack_objectinto a JSON string, with no bound on how deepit will recurse for
MSGPACK_OBJECT_ARRAY/MSGPACK_OBJECT_MAPvalues.A
msgpack_objecttree that is nested deeply enough will recurse past theavailable stack and crash the process with
SIGSEGV. This is reachable eventhough the wire-level unpacker already limits nesting via
MSGPACK_EMBED_STACK_SIZE(64 in this project's build config), because thatguard only applies to objects built by parsing raw msgpack bytes. Any other
code path that constructs a
msgpack_objecttree in memory (for example aJSON-to-msgpack conversion of a deeply nested JSON log line) is not bound by
that limit and can hand
msgpack2json()a tree of arbitrary depth.Where we hit this in production
The
out_lokioutput plugin callsflb_msgpack_to_json_str()->flb_msgpack_to_json()->msgpack2json()from
pack_record()while flushing records(
plugins/out_loki/loki.c:pack_record()->loki_compose_payload()->cb_loki_flush()). A deeply nested forwardedrecord reliably crashed the process with a stack overflow inside
msgpack2json(), killing the whole Fluent Bit instance and losing thein-flight flush batch. The crash was observed repeatedly (dozens to ~100
restarts per pod over multiple weeks) on a fleet of
fluent-bitforwardersrunning a
forwardinput into severallokioutputs.Crash signature (
dmesg/pod logs), consistent across every occurrence:I confirmed the same crash still reproduces on current
masterprior to thischange (see reproduction below). There is already a recursion-depth guard
elsewhere in the codebase (
FLB_LOG_EVENT_DECODER_MAX_RECURSION_DEPTHinflb_log_event_decoder.c), but it protects a different code path (groupedlog event / group-marker decoding), not the msgpack-to-JSON string
conversion used here.
Fix
Add a
FLB_PACK_JSON_MAX_DEPTH(512) guard insidemsgpack2json(): once therecursion would go past this depth, stop descending and encode the remaining
structure as a JSON
nullinstead of recursing further. The conversion stillcompletes and returns a valid (truncated) JSON string instead of crashing.
512 levels is far beyond any reasonably structured log record while keeping
stack usage negligible.
The depth parameter is threaded through the existing recursive calls in the
MSGPACK_OBJECT_ARRAYandMSGPACK_OBJECT_MAPcases; the single externalentry point (
flb_msgpack_to_json()) initializes it to0.msgpack2json()is
staticto this file, so these are the only call sites.I deliberately made the guard emit
"null"(a normal, successful write)rather than signalling a hard failure.
flb_msgpack_to_json_str()interprets any failure return from
flb_msgpack_to_json()as "buffer toosmall" and retries by doubling the buffer forever, so a hard failure from the
depth guard alone would turn the stack-overflow crash into an unbounded
buffer-growth loop instead of actually fixing the underlying issue.
Update: non-empty maps at the exact boundary need special care
A first version of this fix let a non-empty map open its
{and thenrecurse into its keys/values at
depth + 1. If the map itself sits exactlyat the boundary, its key would be handed to the generic depth guard, which
blindly writes an unquoted
nullregardless of type — producing invalidJSON like
{null:...}where a quoted string key is required.Fixed by having both
MSGPACK_OBJECT_ARRAYandMSGPACK_OBJECT_MAPcheckone level ahead of opening their bracket/brace: if the container is
non-empty and its children would exceed the depth limit, the whole container
is rendered as
nullinstead of being partially opened. This keeps outputvalid JSON in all cases and is symmetric between arrays and maps.
Also switched the
flb_warn()call to fire at most once per top-levelflb_msgpack_to_json()conversion (via awarnedflag threaded through therecursion), instead of once per truncated branch, so a single record with
many separate over-depth branches doesn't flood the log.
Reproduction / Verification
Verified locally with a small standalone harness that links against
flb_msgpack_to_json_str()and builds an in-memorymsgpack_objectchain(
[[[[ ... null ... ]]]]) hundreds of thousands of levels deep, bypassingthe wire-level unpacker entirely so the constructed tree is not limited by
MSGPACK_EMBED_STACK_SIZE:flb_msgpack_to_json_str()on a 200,000-level deeptree crashes with
SIGSEGV(exit code 139), matching the exact productioncrash signature above.
(recursion stops at depth 512, rendering the remainder as
null) and theprocess does not crash.
Added two regression tests to
tests/internal/pack.c:json_pack_deep_map_boundary: builds a non-empty map exactly at the512-level boundary directly in memory and asserts the output never
contains an unquoted
nullin key position ("null:") and collapsescleanly to a
nullliteral.json_pack_deep_map_below_boundary: builds the same map shapecomfortably under the limit and asserts its real
"k":"v"content isstill serialized (i.e. the new pre-check doesn't fire early for valid
input).
Ran the full
tests/internal/pack.csuite (flb-it-pack, 27 testsincluding the 2 new ones): all pass, no regressions.
Also confirmed the change builds cleanly (
cmake -DFLB_CONFIG_YAML=Off ...make fluent-bit-binandmake flb-it-pack) with no new warnings orerrors from
src/flb_pack.cortests/internal/pack.c.Checklist
src/flb_pack.c+ its own test intests/internal/pack.c),pack:subject prefix perCONTRIBUTING.md.git commit -s), DCO trailer present.masterbefore this change and isfixed after it, using a standalone repro harness (not included in this
PR).
tests/internal/pack.ccovering themap-at-boundary edge case; full
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nullonce the supported nesting limit is exceeded.