[Bug 1811228] Re: Mdadm allows to change the name of the volume to empty and not trim whitespaces.

Launchpad Bug Tracker 1811228 at bugs.launchpad.net
Mon May 20 09:20:38 UTC 2019


This bug was fixed in the package mdadm - 4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.2

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mdadm (4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.2) bionic; urgency=medium

  * d/p/lp-1811228-imsm-Block-volume-creation-with-empty-name.patch: avoid
    creating whitespaced or empty names (LP: #1811228)
  * d/p/lp-1811795-remove-external-arrays-and-devices.patch: fix removal of
    failing disks with external metadata (LP: #1811795)

 -- Christian Ehrhardt <christian.ehrhardt at canonical.com>  Wed, 10 Apr
2019 16:14:17 +0200

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Title:
  Mdadm allows to change the name of the volume to empty and not trim
  whitespaces.

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in mdadm package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in debian-installer source package in Bionic:
  New
Status in mdadm source package in Bionic:
  Fix Released
Status in debian-installer source package in Cosmic:
  New
Status in mdadm source package in Cosmic:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]

   * Due to a lack of input checking mdadm could program the IMSM
     with empty "" names for the storage devices causing issues
     later on.

   * Fix by backporting a fix that was committed shortly after what made 
     it into Bionic/Disco

  [Test Case]

   * This needs a Intel(R) Matrix Storage Hardware which limits the 
     systems this can be tested. Below in the original report is example 
     output of these commands.
     $ mdadm --create /dev/md/imsm0 --metadata=imsm --raid-devices=2 /dev/nvme11n1 /dev/nvme12n1 --run
     $ mdadm --create /dev/md/r0d2 --level=0 --chunk=128 --raid-devices=2 /dev/nvme11n1 /dev/nvme12n1 --run
     $ mdadm -D /dev/md/imsm0
     $ mdadm --stop /dev/md/r0d2
     $ mdadm --update-subarray=0 --update=name -N "" /dev/md/imsm0
     # the command above should not be allowed, empty of non-trimmed names cause issues down the road.
     $ mdadm --assemble --scan
     $ mdadm -D /dev/md/imsm0

  [Regression Potential]

   * The fixes are local to the support of the Intel(R) Matrix Storage 
     Manager through mdadm. As much as that makes testing harder it also 
     limits the fallout of regressions to other components.
     The one regression I could think of is automation/scripts that 
     expects to work with whitespaces, but since that is known to
     fail it is better to force them off of that.

  [Other Info]
   
   * n/a

  ---

  Description:
  Mdadm allows to change the name of the volume to any, including empty, too short and too long.
  White spaces in the begin or end of the correct name are not trimmed properly.

  Steps to reproduce:
  1.	Create the volume:
  # mdadm --create /dev/md/imsm0 --metadata=imsm --raid-devices=2 /dev/nvme11n1 /dev/nvme12n1 --run
  # mdadm --create /dev/md/r0d2 --level=0 --chunk=128 --raid-devices=2 /dev/nvme11n1 /dev/nvme12n1 --run

  2.	Check if volume name is correct:
  # mdadm -D /dev/md/imsm0
  /dev/md/imsm0:
             Version : imsm
          Raid Level : container
       Total Devices : 2

     Working Devices : 2

                UUID : 6dce006b:086ce0fa:bdcf4f9e:d8bd68c4
       Member Arrays : /dev/md/r0d2

      Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice

         -     259       13        -        /dev/nvme12n1
         -     259       12        -        /dev/nvme11n1
  root at gklab-94-128:~# mdadm -D /dev/md/r0d2
  /dev/md/r0d2:
           Container : /dev/md/imsm0, member 0
          Raid Level : raid0
          Array Size : 781412352 (745.21 GiB 800.17 GB)
        Raid Devices : 2
       Total Devices : 2

               State : clean
      Active Devices : 2
     Working Devices : 2
      Failed Devices : 0
       Spare Devices : 0

          Chunk Size : 128K

  Consistency Policy : none

                UUID : 9608dbcd:e4668ab4:015e7469:a263e5e0
      Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State
         0     259       12        0      active sync   /dev/nvme11n1
         1     259       13        1      active sync   /dev/nvme12n1

  3.	Stop the volume:
  # mdadm --stop /dev/md/r0d2

  4.	Try to change the name of the volume. New name should not be allowed by mdadm (ex. empty), or shuld start or end with whitespaces:
  # mdadm --update-subarray=0 --update=name -N "" /dev/md/imsm0

  5.	Assembly the volume:
  # mdadm --assemble --scan
  mdadm: Started /dev/md126 with 2 devices

  6.      Check the volume name.

  Expected result:
  Mdam should not allow to change name to incorrect. The volume with wrong name should not be assembled. If volume name is correct, eventual whitespaces should be trimmed.

  Current result:
  Mdadm allows to change the name of the volume to any and assemble the volume with wrong name.
  If name is correct and starts/ends with whitespace, it is not trimmed.

  # mdadm -D /dev/md/imsm0
  /dev/md/imsm0:
             Version : imsm
          Raid Level : container
       Total Devices : 2

     Working Devices : 2

                UUID : 6dce006b:086ce0fa:bdcf4f9e:d8bd68c4
       Member Arrays : /dev/md126

      Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice

         -     259       13        -        /dev/nvme12n1
         -     259       12        -        /dev/nvme11n1

  # mdadm -E /dev/nvme12n1
  /dev/nvme12n1:
            Magic : Intel Raid ISM Cfg Sig.
          Version : 1.0.00
      Orig Family : 3292ee00
           Family : 3292ee00
       Generation : 00000003
       Attributes : All supported
             UUID : 6dce006b:086ce0fa:bdcf4f9e:d8bd68c4
         Checksum : 88845429 correct
      MPB Sectors : 1
            Disks : 2
     RAID Devices : 1

    Disk01 Serial : FT641000CH400BGN
            State : active
               Id : 00000000
      Usable Size : 97676545 (372.61 GiB 400.08 GB)

  []:
             UUID : f4d7bd6c:34479c57:2583d3f6:7247c93e
       RAID Level : 0
          Members : 2
            Slots : [UU]
      Failed disk : none
        This Slot : 1
      Sector Size : 4096
       Array Size : 195353088 (745.21 GiB 800.17 GB)
     Per Dev Size : 97676800 (372.61 GiB 400.08 GB)
    Sector Offset : 0
      Num Stripes : 3052392
       Chunk Size : 128 KiB
         Reserved : 0
    Migrate State : idle
        Map State : normal
      Dirty State : clean
       RWH Policy : off

    Disk00 Serial : FT62040052400GGN
            State : active
               Id : 00000000
      Usable Size : 97676545 (372.61 GiB 400.08 GB)

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