Stack overflow analyzing script snippets

[martincostello]

This afternoon I was writing a inline PowerShell script in a GitHub Actions workflow whose intention is to lint the usage of PowerShell in GitHub Actions workflows (♾), and while testing it locally with a slightly modified version I found I hit a stack overflow that terminated my pwsh session in Windows Terminal.

I can't reproduce it in GitHub Actions itself for some reason, but I can on my own laptop.

Steps to reproduce

1. Clone martincostello/github-automation@5563b3c
2. Run lint.ps1

Expected behavior

The script runs successfully.

Actual behavior

Linting actions/dotnet-release/action.yml...
Linting actions/dotnet-upgrade-report/action.yml...
Linting actions/dotnet-version-report/action.yml...
Linting actions/get-dotnet-repos/action.yml...
Linting actions/get-rebase-repos/action.yml...
Linting actions/get-sdk-repos/action.yml...
Linting actions/is-dotnet-change-available/action.yml...
Linting actions/lint-workflow-powershell/action.yml...
Linting .github/workflows/acr-housekeeping.yml...
Stack overflow.
Repeated 252 times:
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   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.<InternalLoad>g____PInvoke|49_0(System.Reflection.NativeAssemblyNameParts*, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ObjectHandleOnStack, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.StackCrawlMarkHandle, Int32, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ObjectHandleOnStack, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ObjectHandleOnStack)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoad(System.Reflection.AssemblyName, System.Threading.StackCrawlMark ByRef, System.Runtime.Loader.AssemblyLoadContext, System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly, Boolean)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalGetSatelliteAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly, System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Version, Boolean)
   at System.Resources.ManifestBasedResourceGroveler.InternalGetSatelliteAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly, System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Version)
   at System.Resources.ManifestBasedResourceGroveler.GetSatelliteAssembly(System.Globalization.CultureInfo)
   at System.Resources.ManifestBasedResourceGroveler.GrovelForResourceSet(System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2<System.String,System.Resources.ResourceSet>, Boolean, Boolean)
   at System.Resources.ResourceManager.InternalGetResourceSet(System.Globalization.CultureInfo, Boolean, Boolean)
   at System.Resources.ResourceManager.GetString(System.String, System.Globalization.CultureInfo)
   at System.Management.Automation.ErrorCategoryInfo.Ellipsize(System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.String)
   at System.Management.Automation.ScriptBlock.GetContextFromTLS()
   at System.Management.Automation.ScriptBlock.InvokeAsDelegateHelper(System.Object, System.Object, System.Object[])
   at DynamicClass.lambda_method523(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Closure, System.Object, System.ResolveEventArgs)
   at System.Runtime.Loader.AssemblyLoadContext.InvokeResolveEvent(System.ResolveEventHandler, System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly, System.String)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.<InternalLoad>g____PInvoke|49_0(System.Reflection.NativeAssemblyNameParts*, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ObjectHandleOnStack, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.StackCrawlMarkHandle, Int32, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ObjectHandleOnStack, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ObjectHandleOnStack)
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   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.<InternalLoad>g____PInvoke|49_0(System.Reflection.NativeAssemblyNameParts*, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ObjectHandleOnStack, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.StackCrawlMarkHandle, Int32, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ObjectHandleOnStack, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ObjectHandleOnStack)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoad(System.Reflection.AssemblyName, System.Threading.StackCrawlMark ByRef, System.Runtime.Loader.AssemblyLoadContext, System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly, Boolean)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalGetSatelliteAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly, System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Version, Boolean)
   at System.Resources.ManifestBasedResourceGroveler.InternalGetSatelliteAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly, System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Version)
   at System.Resources.ManifestBasedResourceGroveler.GetSatelliteAssembly(System.Globalization.CultureInfo)
   at System.Resources.ManifestBasedResourceGroveler.GrovelForResourceSet(System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2<System.String,System.Resources.ResourceSet>, Boolean, Boolean)
   at System.Resources.ResourceManager.InternalGetResourceSet(System.Globalization.CultureInfo, Boolean, Boolean)
   at System.Resources.ResourceManager.GetString(System.String, System.Globalization.CultureInfo)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CertificateProvider.InitializeDefaultDrives()
   at System.Management.Automation.SessionStateInternal.InitializeProvider(System.Management.Automation.Provider.CmdletProvider, System.Management.Automation.ProviderInfo, System.Management.Automation.CmdletProviderContext)
   at System.Management.Automation.SessionStateInternal.NewProvider(System.Management.Automation.ProviderInfo)
   at System.Management.Automation.SessionStateInternal.AddProvider(System.Type, System.String, System.String, System.Management.Automation.PSSnapInInfo, System.Management.Automation.PSModuleInfo)
   at System.Management.Automation.SessionStateInternal.AddSessionStateEntry(System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.SessionStateProviderEntry)
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.InitialSessionState.Bind_LoadProviders(System.Management.Automation.SessionStateInternal)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteWithThreadLocal(System.Threading.Tasks.Task ByRef, System.Threading.Thread)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.ThreadPoolTaskScheduler.TryExecuteTaskInline(System.Threading.Tasks.Task, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.TaskScheduler.TryRunInline(System.Threading.Tasks.Task, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.WrappedTryRunInline()
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.WaitAllCore(System.ReadOnlySpan`1<System.Threading.Tasks.Task>, Int32, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.WaitAll(System.Threading.Tasks.Task[])
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel.Invoke(System.Threading.Tasks.ParallelOptions, System.Action[])
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.InitialSessionState.Bind(System.Management.Automation.ExecutionContext, Boolean, System.Management.Automation.PSModuleInfo, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)
   at System.Management.Automation.AutomationEngine..ctor(System.Management.Automation.Host.PSHost, System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.InitialSessionState)
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.LocalRunspace.DoOpenHelper()
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.RunspaceBase.CoreOpen(Boolean)
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.Internal.RunspacePoolInternal.CreateRunspace()
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.Internal.RunspacePoolInternal.OpenHelper()
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.Internal.RunspacePoolInternal.CoreOpen(Boolean, System.AsyncCallback, System.Object)
   at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.Internal.RunspacePoolInternal.Open()
   at Microsoft.Windows.PowerShell.ScriptAnalyzer.CommandInfoCache..ctor()
   at Microsoft.Windows.PowerShell.ScriptAnalyzer.Helper+<>c.<.ctor>b__24_0()
   at System.Lazy`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]].ViaFactory(System.Threading.LazyThreadSafetyMode)
   at System.Lazy`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]].ExecutionAndPublication(System.LazyHelper, Boolean)
   at System.Lazy`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]].CreateValue()
   at Microsoft.Windows.PowerShell.ScriptAnalyzer.Helper.get_CommandInfoCache()
   at Microsoft.Windows.PowerShell.ScriptAnalyzer.Helper.GetCommandInfo(System.String, System.Nullable`1<System.Management.Automation.CommandTypes>, Boolean)
   at Microsoft.Windows.PowerShell.ScriptAnalyzer.BuiltinRules.AvoidAlias+<AnalyzeScript>d__9.MoveNext()
   at System.Collections.Generic.List`1[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]]..ctor(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1<System.__Canon>)
   at System.Linq.Enumerable.ToList[[System.__Canon, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]](System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1<System.__Canon>)
   at Microsoft.Windows.PowerShell.ScriptAnalyzer.ScriptAnalyzer+<>c__DisplayClass84_1.<AnalyzeSyntaxTree>b__2()
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunFromThreadPoolDispatchLoop(System.Threading.Thread, System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteWithThreadLocal(System.Threading.Tasks.Task ByRef, System.Threading.Thread)
   at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()
   at System.Threading.PortableThreadPool+WorkerThread.WorkerThreadStart()

[process exited with code 3221225725 (0xc00000fd)]

Environment data

> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.5.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.5.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22631
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

> (Get-Module -ListAvailable PSScriptAnalyzer).Version | ForEach-Object { $_.ToString() }
1.23.0

[bergmeister]

Can you please try to narrow it down to a simpler repro? Multithreading issues sometimes only occur on certain CPU speeds which is maybe why it does not happen in GitHub actions

[martincostello]

To be honest, I don't have any good idea on where to start to narrow it down.

I did try, for example I deleted the script it choked on to see if it then continued, but it just choked on the next one. It also seemed to be killing the pwsh terminal embedded within VS Code when I found it too.