Szabolcs NagyandRich Felker
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tls_offset should always point to the end of the allocated static tls area, but this was not handled correctly on "tls variant 1" targets in the dynamic linker: after application tls was allocated, tls_offset was aligned up, potentially wasting tls space. (alignment may be needed at the begining of the tls area, not at the end, but that will be fixed separately as it is unlikely to affect real binaries.) when static tls was allocated for a shared library, tls_offset was only updated with the size of the tls segment which does not include alignment gaps, which can easily happen if the tls size update for one library leaves tls_offset misaligned for the next one. this can cause oob access in __copy_tls or arbitrary breakage at tls access. (the issue was observed on aarch64 with rust binaries)
musl libc
musl, pronounced like the word "mussel", is an MIT-licensed
implementation of the standard C library targetting the Linux syscall
API, suitable for use in a wide range of deployment environments. musl
offers efficient static and dynamic linking support, lightweight code
and low runtime overhead, strong fail-safe guarantees under correct
usage, and correctness in the sense of standards conformance and
safety. musl is built on the principle that these goals are best
achieved through simple code that is easy to understand and maintain.
The 1.1 release series for musl features coverage for all interfaces
defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number of
non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and
glibc functionality.
For basic installation instructions, see the included INSTALL file.
Information on full musl-targeted compiler toolchains, system
bootstrapping, and Linux distributions built on musl can be found on
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