Bug report
Bug description
SharedMemory.__init__ calls self.unlink() from its OSError cleanup handler:
try:
if create and size:
os.ftruncate(self._fd, size)
stats = os.fstat(self._fd)
size = stats.st_size
self._mmap = mmap.mmap(self._fd, size)
except OSError:
self.unlink()
raise
This runs unconditionally, including on the attach path (create=False).
unlink() calls shm_unlink(), which permanently destroys the named block.
So if mmap() fails while attaching to a block created by another process
(e.g. ENOMEM under memory pressure), the failing attach destroys another
owner's live shared memory block.
Reproduction (simulating an mmap failure during attach):
from unittest import mock
from multiprocessing import shared_memory
owner = shared_memory.SharedMemory(create=True, size=1024)
try:
with mock.patch("multiprocessing.shared_memory.mmap.mmap",
side_effect=OSError("ENOMEM")):
shared_memory.SharedMemory(owner.name) # attach
except OSError:
pass
shared_memory.SharedMemory(owner.name) # FileNotFoundError: block destroyed
Secondary issue: resource_tracker.register() runs after this try/except, so
on the create=True path the block is not yet registered. unlink() still
calls resource_tracker.unregister(), so the resource_tracker does
cache[rtype].remove(name) on an unknown name → KeyError printed as a
traceback, with the tracker's exit code set to 3.
Expected behavior
A failed attach must not unlink a block it does not own. On error the fd should
just be closed; the block should be unlinked only when it was created in this
call, and without a spurious unregister for a never-registered block.
Your environment
- CPython main (3.16.0a0); also affects earlier versions
- Linux / POSIX shared memory (
_USE_POSIX)
Linked PRs
Bug report
Bug description
SharedMemory.__init__callsself.unlink()from itsOSErrorcleanup handler:This runs unconditionally, including on the attach path (
create=False).unlink()callsshm_unlink(), which permanently destroys the named block.So if
mmap()fails while attaching to a block created by another process(e.g.
ENOMEMunder memory pressure), the failing attach destroys anotherowner's live shared memory block.
Reproduction (simulating an
mmapfailure during attach):Secondary issue:
resource_tracker.register()runs after this try/except, soon the
create=Truepath the block is not yet registered.unlink()stillcalls
resource_tracker.unregister(), so the resource_tracker doescache[rtype].remove(name)on an unknown name →KeyErrorprinted as atraceback, with the tracker's exit code set to 3.
Expected behavior
A failed attach must not unlink a block it does not own. On error the fd should
just be closed; the block should be unlinked only when it was created in this
call, and without a spurious
unregisterfor a never-registered block.Your environment
_USE_POSIX)Linked PRs