Refactor Output Observers (#856)

* Refactor Output Observers

* Delete .gitmodules

* modules

* Drop need for OutputObserving list

fuzzers/backtrace_baby_fuzzers/command_executor/src/main.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use libafl::{
     inputs::{HasTargetBytes, Input},
     monitors::SimpleMonitor,
     mutators::scheduled::{havoc_mutations, StdScheduledMutator},
-    observers::{get_asan_runtime_flags, ASANBacktraceObserver, StdMapObserver},
+    observers::{get_asan_runtime_flags, AsanBacktraceObserver, StdMapObserver},
     schedulers::QueueScheduler,
     stages::mutational::StdMutationalStage,
     state::StdState,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn main() {
     // Create an observation channel using the signals map
     let observer = StdMapObserver::new("signals", signals.as_mut_slice());
     // Create a stacktrace observer
-    let bt_observer = ASANBacktraceObserver::new("ASANBacktraceObserver");
+    let bt_observer = AsanBacktraceObserver::new("AsanBacktraceObserver");
 
     // Feedback to rate the interestingness of an input, obtained by ANDing the interestingness of both feedbacks
     let mut feedback = MaxMapFeedback::new(&observer);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn main() {
     // A feedback to choose if an input is a solution or not
     let mut objective = feedback_and!(
         CrashFeedback::new(),
-        NewHashFeedback::<ASANBacktraceObserver>::new(&bt_observer)
+        NewHashFeedback::<AsanBacktraceObserver>::new(&bt_observer)
     );
     // let mut objective = CrashFeedback::new();
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn main() {
     // such as the notification of the addition of a new item to the corpus
     let mut mgr = SimpleEventManager::new(mon);
 
-    // A queue policy to get testcasess from the corpus
+    // A queue policy to get testcases from the corpus
     let scheduler = QueueScheduler::new();
 
     // A fuzzer with feedbacks and a corpus scheduler
@@ -108,12 +108,7 @@ pub fn main() {
         }
     }
 
-    let mut executor = MyExecutor { shmem_id }.into_executor(
+    let mut executor = MyExecutor { shmem_id }.into_executor(tuple_list!(observer, bt_observer));
-        tuple_list!(observer, bt_observer),
-        None,
-        None,
-        Some("ASANBacktraceObserver".to_string()),
-    );
 
     // Generator of printable bytearrays of max size 32
     let mut generator = RandPrintablesGenerator::new(32);

fuzzers/backtrace_baby_fuzzers/forkserver_executor/src/main.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use libafl::{
     inputs::BytesInput,
     monitors::SimpleMonitor,
     mutators::scheduled::{havoc_mutations, StdScheduledMutator},
-    observers::{ASANBacktraceObserver, ConstMapObserver, HitcountsMapObserver},
+    observers::{AsanBacktraceObserver, ConstMapObserver, HitcountsMapObserver},
     schedulers::QueueScheduler,
     stages::mutational::StdMutationalStage,
     state::StdState,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn main() {
         shmem_map,
     ));
 
-    let bt_observer = ASANBacktraceObserver::new("ASANBacktraceObserver");
+    let bt_observer = AsanBacktraceObserver::new("AsanBacktraceObserver");
 
     // Feedback to rate the interestingness of an input
     // This one is composed by two Feedbacks in OR

fuzzers/libfuzzer_stb_image_concolic/fuzzer/src/main.rs

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ fn fuzz(
             // Create a concolic trace
             ConcolicTracingStage::new(
                 TracingStage::new(
-                    MyCommandConfigurator::default().into_executor(tuple_list!(concolic_observer), None, None, None)
+                    MyCommandConfigurator::default().into_executor(tuple_list!(concolic_observer))
                 ),
                 concolic_observer_name,
             ),

libafl/src/bolts/cpu.rs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn read_time_counter() -> u64 {
 #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
 #[must_use]
 pub fn read_time_counter() -> u64 {
-    let mut v: u64 = 0;
+    let mut v: u64;
     unsafe {
         // TODO pushing a change in core::arch::aarch64 ?
         asm!("mrs {v}, cntvct_el0", v = out(reg) v);

libafl/src/executors/command.rs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use crate::{
         AsSlice,
     },
     inputs::HasTargetBytes,
-    observers::{ASANBacktraceObserver, ObserversTuple, StdErrObserver, StdOutObserver},
+    observers::ObserversTuple,
     std::borrow::ToOwned,
 };
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ enum InputLocation {
     },
     /// Deliver input via `StdIn`
     StdIn,
-    /// Deliver the iniput via the specified [`InputFile`]
+    /// Deliver the input via the specified [`InputFile`]
     /// You can use specify [`InputFile::create(INPUTFILE_STD)`] to use a default filename.
     File {
-        /// The fiel to write input to. The target should read input from this location.
+        /// The file to write input to. The target should read input from this location.
         out_file: InputFile,
     },
 }
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ pub struct StdCommandConfigurator {
     debug_child: bool,
     has_stdout_observer: bool,
     has_stderr_observer: bool,
-    has_asan_observer: bool,
     /// true: input gets delivered via stdink
     input_location: InputLocation,
     /// The Command to execute
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ impl CommandConfigurator for StdCommandConfigurator {
                 if self.has_stdout_observer {
                     cmd.stdout(Stdio::piped());
                 }
-                if self.has_stderr_observer || self.has_asan_observer {
+                if self.has_stderr_observer {
                     cmd.stderr(Stdio::piped());
                 }
 
@@ -150,23 +149,16 @@ impl CommandConfigurator for StdCommandConfigurator {
 
 /// A `CommandExecutor` is a wrapper around [`std::process::Command`] to execute a target as a child process.
 /// Construct a `CommandExecutor` by implementing [`CommandConfigurator`] for a type of your choice and calling [`CommandConfigurator::into_executor`] on it.
-/// Instead, you can use [`CommandExecutor::builder()`] to construct a [`CommandExecutor`] backed by a [`StdCommandConfigurator`].
+/// Instead, you can also use [`CommandExecutor::builder()`] to construct a [`CommandExecutor`] backed by a [`StdCommandConfigurator`].
 pub struct CommandExecutor<EM, I, OT, S, T, Z>
 where
     T: Debug,
     OT: Debug,
 {
-    /// The wrapped comand configurer
+    /// The wrapped command configurer
     configurer: T,
+    /// The obsevers used by this executor
     observers: OT,
-    /// cache if the AsanBacktraceObserver is present
-    has_asan_observer: Option<String>,
-    /// If set, we found a [`StdErrObserver`] in the observer list.
-    /// Pipe the child's `stderr` instead of closing it.
-    has_stdout_observer: Option<String>,
-    /// If set, we found a [`StdOutObserver`] in the observer list
-    /// Pipe the child's `stdout` instead of closing it.
-    has_stderr_observer: Option<String>,
     phantom: PhantomData<(EM, I, S, Z)>,
 }
 
@@ -215,18 +207,15 @@ where
 
 impl<EM, I, OT, S, Z> CommandExecutor<EM, I, OT, S, StdCommandConfigurator, Z>
 where
-    OT: MatchName + Debug,
+    OT: MatchName + Debug + ObserversTuple<I, S>,
 {
     /// Creates a new `CommandExecutor`.
     /// Instead of parsing the Command for `@@`, it will
     pub fn from_cmd_with_file<P>(
         cmd: &Command,
         debug_child: bool,
-        observers: OT,
+        mut observers: OT,
         path: P,
-        has_stdout_observer: Option<String>,
-        has_stderr_observer: Option<String>,
-        has_asan_observer: Option<String>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error>
     where
         P: AsRef<Path>,
@@ -238,43 +227,37 @@ where
         }
         command.stdin(Stdio::null());
 
-        if has_stdout_observer.is_some() {
+        let has_stdout_observer = observers.observes_stdout();
+        if has_stdout_observer {
             command.stdout(Stdio::piped());
         }
-        if has_stderr_observer.is_some() || has_asan_observer.is_some() {
+        let has_stderr_observer = observers.observes_stderr();
+        if has_stderr_observer {
             command.stderr(Stdio::piped());
         }
 
         Ok(Self {
             observers,
-
             configurer: StdCommandConfigurator {
                 input_location: InputLocation::File {
                     out_file: InputFile::create(path)?,
                 },
                 command,
                 debug_child,
-                has_stdout_observer: has_stdout_observer.is_some(),
-                has_stderr_observer: has_stderr_observer.is_some(),
-                has_asan_observer: has_asan_observer.is_some(),
-            },
                 has_stdout_observer,
                 has_stderr_observer,
-            has_asan_observer,
+            },
             phantom: PhantomData,
         })
     }
 
-    /// Parses an AFL-like comandline, replacing `@@` with the input file.
+    /// Parses an AFL-like commandline, replacing `@@` with the input file.
     /// If no `@@` was found, will use stdin for input.
     /// The arg 0 is the program.
     pub fn parse_afl_cmdline<IT, O>(
         args: IT,
         observers: OT,
         debug_child: bool,
-        has_stdout_observer: Option<String>,
-        has_stderr_observer: Option<String>,
-        has_asan_observer: Option<String>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error>
     where
         IT: IntoIterator<Item = O>,
@@ -283,16 +266,6 @@ where
         let mut atat_at = None;
         let mut builder = CommandExecutorBuilder::new();
         builder.debug_child(debug_child);
-        if let Some(name) = has_stdout_observer {
-            builder.stdout_observer(name);
-        }
-        if let Some(name) = has_stderr_observer {
-            builder.stderr_observer(name);
-        }
-        if let Some(name) = has_asan_observer {
-            builder.asan_observer(name);
-        }
-
         let afl_delim = OsStr::new("@@");
 
         for (pos, arg) in args.into_iter().enumerate() {
@@ -326,7 +299,7 @@ impl<EM, I, OT, S, T, Z> Executor<EM, I, S, Z> for CommandExecutor<EM, I, OT, S,
 where
     I: Input + HasTargetBytes,
     T: CommandConfigurator,
-    OT: Debug + MatchName,
+    OT: Debug + MatchName + ObserversTuple<I, S>,
     T: Debug,
 {
     fn run_target(
@@ -361,37 +334,23 @@ where
             }
         };
 
-        if self.has_asan_observer.is_some() || self.has_stderr_observer.is_some() {
+        if self.observers.observes_stderr() {
             let mut stderr = String::new();
             child.stderr.as_mut().ok_or_else(|| {
                 Error::illegal_state(
                     "Observer tries to read stderr, but stderr was not `Stdio::pipe` in CommandExecutor",
                 )
             })?.read_to_string(&mut stderr)?;
-            if let Some(name) = self.has_asan_observer.as_ref() {
+            self.observers.observe_stderr(&stderr);
-                self.observers
-                    .match_name_mut::<ASANBacktraceObserver>(name)
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .parse_asan_output(&stderr);
         }
-            if let Some(name) = self.has_stderr_observer.as_ref() {
+        if self.observers.observes_stdout() {
-                self.observers
-                    .match_name_mut::<StdErrObserver>(name)
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .stderr = Some(stderr);
-            }
-        }
-        if let Some(name) = self.has_stdout_observer.as_ref() {
             let mut stdout = String::new();
             child.stdout.as_mut().ok_or_else(|| {
                 Error::illegal_state(
                     "Observer tries to read stdout, but stdout was not `Stdio::pipe` in CommandExecutor",
                 )
             })?.read_to_string(&mut stdout)?;
-            self.observers
+            self.observers.observe_stdout(&stdout);
-                .match_name_mut::<StdOutObserver>(name)
-                .unwrap()
-                .stdout = Some(stdout);
         }
 
         res
@@ -419,9 +378,6 @@ pub struct CommandExecutorBuilder {
     input_location: InputLocation,
     cwd: Option<PathBuf>,
     envs: Vec<(OsString, OsString)>,
-    has_stdout_observer: Option<String>,
-    has_stderr_observer: Option<String>,
-    has_asan_observer: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Default for CommandExecutorBuilder {
@@ -441,30 +397,9 @@ impl CommandExecutorBuilder {
             cwd: None,
             envs: vec![],
             debug_child: false,
-            has_stdout_observer: None,
-            has_stderr_observer: None,
-            has_asan_observer: None,
         }
     }
 
-    /// Set the stdout observer name
-    pub fn stdout_observer(&mut self, name: String) -> &mut Self {
-        self.has_stdout_observer = Some(name);
-        self
-    }
-
-    /// Set the stderr observer name
-    pub fn stderr_observer(&mut self, name: String) -> &mut Self {
-        self.has_stderr_observer = Some(name);
-        self
-    }
-
-    /// Set the asan observer name
-    pub fn asan_observer(&mut self, name: String) -> &mut Self {
-        self.has_asan_observer = Some(name);
-        self
-    }
-
     /// Set the binary to execute
     /// This option is required.
     pub fn program<O>(&mut self, program: O) -> &mut Self
@@ -573,13 +508,13 @@ impl CommandExecutorBuilder {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Builds the `ComandExecutor`
+    /// Builds the `CommandExecutor`.
     pub fn build<EM, I, OT, S, Z>(
         &self,
-        observers: OT,
+        mut observers: OT,
     ) -> Result<CommandExecutor<EM, I, OT, S, StdCommandConfigurator, Z>, Error>
     where
-        OT: Debug + MatchName,
+        OT: Debug + MatchName + ObserversTuple<I, S>,
     {
         let program = if let Some(program) = &self.program {
             program
@@ -610,28 +545,22 @@ impl CommandExecutorBuilder {
             command.stdout(Stdio::null());
             command.stderr(Stdio::null());
         }
-        if self.has_stderr_observer.is_some() || self.has_asan_observer.is_some() {
+        if observers.observes_stdout() {
-            // we need stderr for ASANBackt
-            command.stderr(Stdio::piped());
-        }
-        if self.has_stdout_observer.is_some() {
             command.stdout(Stdio::piped());
         }
+        if observers.observes_stderr() {
+            // we need stderr for `AsanBacktaceObserver`, and others
+            command.stderr(Stdio::piped());
+        }
 
         let configurator = StdCommandConfigurator {
             debug_child: self.debug_child,
-            has_stdout_observer: self.has_stdout_observer.is_some(),
+            has_stdout_observer: observers.observes_stdout(),
-            has_stderr_observer: self.has_stderr_observer.is_some(),
+            has_stderr_observer: observers.observes_stderr(),
-            has_asan_observer: self.has_asan_observer.is_some(),
             input_location: self.input_location.clone(),
             command,
         };
-        Ok(configurator.into_executor::<EM, I, OT, S, Z>(
+        Ok(configurator.into_executor::<EM, I, OT, S, Z>(observers))
-            observers,
-            self.has_stdout_observer.clone(),
-            self.has_stderr_observer.clone(),
-            self.has_asan_observer.clone(),
-        ))
     }
 }
 
@@ -663,7 +592,7 @@ impl CommandExecutorBuilder {
 /// }
 ///
 /// fn make_executor<EM, I: Input + HasTargetBytes, S, Z>() -> impl Executor<EM, I, S, Z> {
-///     MyExecutor.into_executor((), None, None, None)
+///     MyExecutor.into_executor(())
 /// }
 /// ```
 
@@ -675,21 +604,13 @@ pub trait CommandConfigurator: Sized + Debug {
         I: Input + HasTargetBytes;
 
     /// Create an `Executor` from this `CommandConfigurator`.
-    fn into_executor<EM, I, OT, S, Z>(
+    /// It will observe the outputs with the respective given observer name.
-        self,
+    fn into_executor<EM, I, OT, S, Z>(self, observers: OT) -> CommandExecutor<EM, I, OT, S, Self, Z>
-        observers: OT,
-        has_stdout_observer: Option<String>,
-        has_stderr_observer: Option<String>,
-        has_asan_observer: Option<String>,
-    ) -> CommandExecutor<EM, I, OT, S, Self, Z>
     where
         OT: Debug + MatchName,
     {
         CommandExecutor {
             observers,
-            has_asan_observer,
-            has_stdout_observer,
-            has_stderr_observer,
             configurer: self,
             phantom: PhantomData,
         }
@@ -740,14 +661,8 @@ mod tests {
             println!("{status}");
         }));
 
-        let mut executor = CommandExecutor::parse_afl_cmdline(
+        let mut executor =
-            &["file".to_string(), "@@".to_string()],
+            CommandExecutor::parse_afl_cmdline(&["file".to_string(), "@@".to_string()], (), true)
-            (),
-            true,
-            None,
-            None,
-            None,
-        )
                 .unwrap();
         executor
             .run_target(

libafl/src/executors/differential.rs

@@ -146,6 +146,29 @@ where
             .as_mut()
             .post_exec_child_all(state, input, exit_kind)
     }
+
+    /// Returns true if a `stdout` observer was added to the list
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stdout(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.primary.as_mut().observes_stdout() || self.secondary.as_mut().observes_stdout()
+    }
+    /// Returns true if a `stderr` observer was added to the list
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stderr(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.primary.as_mut().observes_stderr() || self.secondary.as_mut().observes_stderr()
+    }
+
+    /// Runs `observe_stdout` for all stdout observers in the list
+    fn observe_stdout(&mut self, stdout: &str) {
+        self.primary.as_mut().observe_stderr(stdout);
+        self.secondary.as_mut().observe_stderr(stdout);
+    }
+
+    /// Runs `observe_stderr` for all stderr observers in the list
+    fn observe_stderr(&mut self, stderr: &str) {
+        self.primary.as_mut().observe_stderr(stderr);
+        self.secondary.as_mut().observe_stderr(stderr);
+    }
 }
 
 impl<A, B> MatchName for ProxyObserversTuple<A, B>

libafl/src/executors/forkserver.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use crate::{
     executors::{Executor, ExitKind, HasObservers},
     inputs::{HasTargetBytes, Input},
     mutators::Tokens,
-    observers::{get_asan_runtime_flags_with_log_path, ASANBacktraceObserver, ObserversTuple},
+    observers::{get_asan_runtime_flags_with_log_path, AsanBacktraceObserver, ObserversTuple},
     Error,
 };
 
@@ -966,13 +966,13 @@ where
             if self.has_asan_observer.is_none() {
                 self.has_asan_observer = Some(
                     self.observers()
-                        .match_name::<ASANBacktraceObserver>("ASANBacktraceObserver")
+                        .match_name::<AsanBacktraceObserver>("AsanBacktraceObserver")
                         .is_some(),
                 );
             }
             if self.has_asan_observer.unwrap() {
                 self.observers_mut()
-                    .match_name_mut::<ASANBacktraceObserver>("ASANBacktraceObserver")
+                    .match_name_mut::<AsanBacktraceObserver>("AsanBacktraceObserver")
                     .unwrap()
                     .parse_asan_output_from_asan_log_file(pid)?;
             }

libafl/src/observers/mod.rs

@@ -85,6 +85,28 @@ pub trait Observer<I, S>: Named + Debug {
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// If this observer observes `stdout`
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stdout(&mut self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+    /// If this observer observes `stderr`
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stderr(&mut self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    /// React to new `stdout`
+    /// To use this, always return `true` from `observes_stdout`
+    #[inline]
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn observe_stdout(&mut self, stdout: &str) {}
+    /// React to new `stderr`
+    /// To use this, always return `true` from `observes_stderr`
+    #[inline]
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn observe_stderr(&mut self, stderr: &str) {}
 }
 
 /// A haskell-style tuple of observers
@@ -110,6 +132,16 @@ pub trait ObserversTuple<I, S>: MatchName + Debug {
         input: &I,
         exit_kind: &ExitKind,
     ) -> Result<(), Error>;
+
+    /// Returns true if a `stdout` observer was added to the list
+    fn observes_stdout(&mut self) -> bool;
+    /// Returns true if a `stderr` observer was added to the list
+    fn observes_stderr(&mut self) -> bool;
+
+    /// Runs `observe_stdout` for all stdout observers in the list
+    fn observe_stdout(&mut self, stdout: &str);
+    /// Runs `observe_stderr` for all stderr observers in the list
+    fn observe_stderr(&mut self, stderr: &str);
 }
 
 impl<I, S> ObserversTuple<I, S> for () {
@@ -138,6 +170,26 @@ impl<I, S> ObserversTuple<I, S> for () {
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Returns true if a `stdout` observer was added to the list
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stdout(&mut self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+    /// Returns true if a `stderr` observer was added to the list
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stderr(&mut self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    /// Runs `observe_stdout` for all stdout observers in the list
+    #[inline]
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn observe_stdout(&mut self, stdout: &str) {}
+    /// Runs `observe_stderr` for all stderr observers in the list
+    #[inline]
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn observe_stderr(&mut self, stderr: &str) {}
 }
 
 impl<Head, Tail, I, S> ObserversTuple<I, S> for (Head, Tail)
@@ -174,9 +226,31 @@ where
         self.0.post_exec_child(state, input, exit_kind)?;
         self.1.post_exec_child_all(state, input, exit_kind)
     }
+
+    /// Returns true if a `stdout` observer was added to the list
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stdout(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.0.observes_stdout() || self.1.observes_stdout()
+    }
+    /// Returns true if a `stderr` observer was added to the list
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stderr(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.0.observes_stderr() || self.1.observes_stderr()
     }
 
-/// A trait for obervers with a hash field
+    /// Runs `observe_stdout` for all stdout observers in the list
+    #[inline]
+    fn observe_stdout(&mut self, stdout: &str) {
+        self.0.observe_stdout(stdout);
+    }
+    /// Runs `observe_stderr` for all stderr observers in the list
+    #[inline]
+    fn observe_stderr(&mut self, stderr: &str) {
+        self.1.observe_stderr(stderr);
+    }
+}
+
+/// A trait for [`Observer`]`s` with a hash field
 pub trait ObserverWithHashField {
     /// get the value of the hash field
     fn hash(&self) -> &Option<u64>;
@@ -876,6 +950,23 @@ pub mod pybind {
             }
             Ok(())
         }
+
+        // TODO: expose stdout/stderr to python
+        #[inline]
+        fn observes_stdout(&mut self) -> bool {
+            false
+        }
+
+        #[inline]
+        fn observes_stderr(&mut self) -> bool {
+            false
+        }
+
+        #[inline]
+        fn observe_stderr(&mut self, _: &str) {}
+
+        #[inline]
+        fn observe_stdout(&mut self, _: &str) {}
     }
 
     impl MatchName for PythonObserversTuple {

libafl/src/observers/stacktrace.rs

@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ pub fn get_asan_runtime_flags() -> String {
 
 /// An observer looking at the backtrace of target command using ASAN output
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct ASANBacktraceObserver {
+pub struct AsanBacktraceObserver {
     observer_name: String,
     hash: Option<u64>,
 }
 
-impl ASANBacktraceObserver {
+impl AsanBacktraceObserver {
     /// Creates a new [`BacktraceObserver`] with the given name.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn new(observer_name: &str) -> Self {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ impl ASANBacktraceObserver {
     }
 }
 
-impl ObserverWithHashField for ASANBacktraceObserver {
+impl ObserverWithHashField for AsanBacktraceObserver {
     /// Gets the hash value of this observer.
     #[must_use]
     fn hash(&self) -> &Option<u64> {
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ impl ObserverWithHashField for ASANBacktraceObserver {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for ASANBacktraceObserver {
+impl Default for AsanBacktraceObserver {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new("ASANBacktraceObserver")
+        Self::new("AsanBacktraceObserver")
     }
 }
 
-impl<I, S> Observer<I, S> for ASANBacktraceObserver
+impl<I, S> Observer<I, S> for AsanBacktraceObserver
 where
     I: Debug,
 {
@@ -256,9 +256,20 @@ where
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Do nothing on new `stderr`
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stderr(&mut self) -> bool {
+        true
     }
 
-impl Named for ASANBacktraceObserver {
+    /// Do nothing on new `stderr`
+    fn observe_stderr(&mut self, stderr: &str) {
+        self.parse_asan_output(stderr);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Named for AsanBacktraceObserver {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         &self.observer_name
     }

libafl/src/observers/stdio.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! The [`StdOutObserver`] and [`StdErrObserver`] observers look at the stdout of a program
-//! The executor must explicitely support these observers.
+//! The executor must explicitly support these observers.
 //! For example, they are supported on the [`crate::executors::CommandExecutor`].
 
 use alloc::string::String;
@@ -27,7 +27,16 @@ impl StdOutObserver {
     }
 }
 
-impl<I, S> Observer<I, S> for StdOutObserver {}
+impl<I, S> Observer<I, S> for StdOutObserver {
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stdout(&mut self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+    /// React to new `stdout`
+    fn observe_stdout(&mut self, stdout: &str) {
+        self.stdout = Some(stdout.into());
+    }
+}
 
 impl Named for StdOutObserver {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
@@ -54,7 +63,17 @@ impl StdErrObserver {
     }
 }
 
-impl<I, S> Observer<I, S> for StdErrObserver {}
+impl<I, S> Observer<I, S> for StdErrObserver {
+    #[inline]
+    fn observes_stderr(&mut self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    /// Do nothing on new `stderr`
+    fn observe_stderr(&mut self, stderr: &str) {
+        self.stderr = Some(stderr.into());
+    }
+}
 
 impl Named for StdErrObserver {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {