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#2332 gather: segv parsing xml if domain becomes undefined

Milestone: Stability

Status: pending-fixed

Owner: Tyrel Datwyler

Labels: Metric Gatherer (85)

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Priority: 5

Updated: 2012-02-02

Created: 2012-02-02

Creator: Tyrel Datwyler

Private: No

If a previously defined domain becomes undefined prior to calling virDomainGetXMLDesc a NULL pointer is returned and then passed to strstr on entry to the parsing logic on the faulty assumption that xml data will always be returned. Need a NULL check prior to entering the parsing logic.

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Tyrel Datwyler - 2012-02-02

summary: gather: segv parsing xml if domain becoms undefined --> gather: segv parsing xml if domain becomes undefined
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Tyrel Datwyler - 2012-02-02

Adds NULL test to parsing logic entry point

3482869-gather-segv-xmlparse.patch

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Tyrel Datwyler - 2012-02-02

status: open --> pending-fixed
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Tyrel Datwyler - 2012-02-02

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