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reproduce-fuzz-crash

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Reproduce AFL++ fuzz crashes from GitHub Actions. Use when user provides a GitHub Actions fuzz run URL and wants to reproduce and analyze the crash locally.

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Reproduce Fuzz Crash

Given a GitHub Actions fuzz run URL, download crash artifacts, triage them with fuzz/triage_crashes.sh, and produce a crash analysis report.

Input: $ARGUMENTS — a GitHub Actions run URL like: https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/actions/runs/22906484769 or with query params like ?pr=6855.

Workflow

Step 1: Parse the URL

Extract owner/repo and run_id from the URL.

https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}[?...]

Strip any query parameters from run_id.

Step 2: Download artifacts

List crash artifacts via the GitHub API, then download each as a .zip directly:

IMPORTANT: Run each command as a separate Bash tool call (no && chaining) to ensure auto-approval works with the user's permission patterns.

# List artifacts — filter for names containing "crash"
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/artifacts

# Create output directory
mkdir -p /tmp/fuzz-repro-{run_id}

# Download each crash artifact by ID (separate command)
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/artifacts/{artifact_id}/zip > /tmp/fuzz-repro-{run_id}/<artifact-name>.zip

This gives real .zip files that the triage script can consume directly.

If no crash artifacts are found, report that the run has no crash artifacts and stop.

Note: there may be duplicate artifact names (same name, different IDs) from retried jobs. Download the most recent one (highest artifact ID).

Step 3: Determine mode

Infer the protocol mode from the artifact name:

  • Contains "memcache" → memcache
  • Otherwise → resp

Step 4: Check Dragonfly binary

Check if the debug binary already exists and runs:

./build-dbg/dragonfly --version

Only build if the binary doesn't exist or fails to run:

ninja -C build-dbg dragonfly

If build-dbg doesn't exist, run ./helio/blaze.sh first.

Step 5: Run triage_crashes.sh

For each zip file, run:

./fuzz/triage_crashes.sh ./build-dbg/dragonfly <mode> /tmp/fuzz-repro-{run_id}/<artifact-name>.zip

Capture the full output.

Step 6: Analyze and report

Parse the triage output for confirmed crashes. For each confirmed crash:

  1. Read the source at the crash location — use the stack trace to identify the source file and line number, then read that code.
  2. Provide analysis: likely root cause, what to investigate.

Print a structured report:

## Fuzz Crash Report

**Run**: {url}
**Artifacts**: {number} crash(es) found

---

### Crash NNNNNN

**Reproduced**: Yes / No (false positive)
**Signal**: SIGABRT (6) / SIGSEGV (11) / etc.

**Stack trace**:
\```
<stack trace from triage output>
\```

**Analysis**:
<1-3 sentences explaining the likely root cause based on the stack trace,
the assertion message, and the crash input. Identify the source file and
line number. Suggest what to investigate.>

Important Notes

  • The triage script uses port 6379 (resp) or 11211 (memcache). Ensure no other Dragonfly or Redis instance is using these ports.
  • The script adds --restricted_commands flags to avoid false positives from commands like DEBUG SLEEP that the fuzzer might generate.
  • Some crashes are non-deterministic (thread timing). The script reports these as "FALSE POSITIVE" — note this clearly, it doesn't mean the bug is invalid, just that it didn't reproduce on this run.
  • The script handles its own cleanup of Dragonfly processes.
  • Do NOT delete /tmp/fuzz-repro-{run_id}/ — the user may want to inspect it.
  • If gh run download fails with permissions, suggest the user authenticate with gh auth login.