Stack overflow analyzing script snippets

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#2,056 opened on Feb 6, 2025 5 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Assessment

Difficulty: 4/5
Estimated time: 3-5 days
Newbie friendliness: 35/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Needs clarification
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: csharp, powershell
Domain: devtools, tooling

Research direction

Start by checking out commit 5563b3cf300d4931704249525361f5cd510255d3 and running lint.ps1 under the reported PowerShell 7.5.0 and PSScriptAnalyzer 1.23.0 environment. Trace the failure through ScriptAnalyzer.Helper, CommandInfoCache, and the AvoidAlias rule shown in the stack trace. Done means the lint script completes without a stack overflow.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

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

Clone https://github.com/martincostello/github-automation/commit/5563b3cf300d4931704249525361f5cd510255d3
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)
--------------------------------
   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

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