Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti 90 16 Jun 2025, 17:36

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
System memory erasure on shutdown 40 2 9 0 0 51 4 2 6 15:18.535 Failed
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
Feature System memory erasure on shutdown
As a Tails user when I shutdown Tails I want the system memory to be free from sensitive data.
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
1:16.408
Scenario Erasure of memory freed by killed userspace processes
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1:16.408
Failed 
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:91:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:74:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:97:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:74:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:97:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:74:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:97:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:74:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:14:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I start a process allocating 128 MiB of memory with a known pattern 0.000
Then patterns cover at least 128 MiB in the guest's memory 0.000
When I kill the allocating process 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 5 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.910 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of memory freed by killed userspace processes' (at time 01:06:26)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/90/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:26_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/90/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:26_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/90/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:26_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/90/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:26_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
1:20.239
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.017
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 23.507
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 5.370
And I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 9.612 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 890 MiB reference memory)
When I mount a 128 MiB tmpfs on "/mnt" and fill it with a known pattern 6.550
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 13.106 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (128 MiB out of 128 MiB reference memory)
When I umount "/mnt" 0.606
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 21.485 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 890 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
2:17.770
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.076
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 23.507
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 3.676
When I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with a vfat filesystem 29.047
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 16.893 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 888 MiB reference memory)
# write cache
When I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 3.607
Then patterns cover at least 75% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 17.085 
Pattern coverage: 93.225% (118 MiB out of 127 MiB reference memory)
When I umount the USB drive 1.554
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 17.320 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 888 MiB reference memory)
# read cache
When I mount the USB drive again 0.473
And I read the content of the test FS 0.718
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 14.822 
Pattern coverage: 100.596% (128 MiB out of 127 MiB reference memory)
When I umount the USB drive 1.811
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 7.253 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 888 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
2:57.745
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 20.831
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 5.771
When I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with an ext4 filesystem encrypted with password "asdf" 1:7.852
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 5.163 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 884 MiB reference memory)
# write cache
When I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 5.896
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 11.929 
Pattern coverage: 106.113% (97 MiB out of 91 MiB reference memory)
When I umount the USB drive 1.606
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 18.804 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 884 MiB reference memory)
# read cache
When I mount the USB drive again 1.448
And I read the content of the test FS 0.672
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 16.714 
Pattern coverage: 106.116% (97 MiB out of 91 MiB reference memory)
When I umount the USB drive 1.006
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 20.048 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 884 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
1:19.969
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 21.382
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 4.654
When I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the root filesystem 20.048
# ensure the pattern is in memory due to tmpfs, not to disk cache
And I drop all kernel caches 8.627
Then patterns cover at least 128 MiB in the guest's memory 3.829 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (128 MiB out of 128 MiB reference memory)
When I trigger shutdown 0.026
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 20 seconds 21.400 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 888 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
6:6.400
Scenario Erasure of read and write disk caches of persistent data on shutdown
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.159
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 6:6.400
Failed 
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:91:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:74:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:97:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:74:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:97:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:74:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:97:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:74:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:139:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:137:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:137:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ with\ a\ persistent\ partition\ enabled\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:75:in `Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the persistent filesystem 0.000
When I trigger shutdown 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 20 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.976 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of read and write disk caches of persistent data on shutdown' (at time 01:20:46)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/90/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:46_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/90/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:46_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/90/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:46_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/90/artifact/build-artifacts/01:20:46_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046