[binutils-gdb] Re: bfd/elf.c strtab memory leak

Alan Modra amodra@sourceware.org
Wed Jun 14 04:57:50 GMT 2023


https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=48375c36dc59e3c0e6b9bf38f17f4692bddb578f

commit 48375c36dc59e3c0e6b9bf38f17f4692bddb578f
Author: Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Jun 14 13:46:56 2023 +0930

    Re: bfd/elf.c strtab memory leak
    
    There are other places that leak the strtab.
    
            * elf.c (_bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Free strtab
            on error paths.

Diff:
---
 bfd/elf.c | 18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index c4e2f89a16e..8f6d7d1adba 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -4254,11 +4254,7 @@ _bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions (bfd *abfd,
     {
       bfd_map_over_sections (abfd, bfd_elf_set_group_contents, &failed);
       if (failed)
-	{
-	  if (need_symtab)
-	    _bfd_elf_strtab_free (strtab);
-	  return false;
-	}
+	goto err_free_strtab;
     }
 
   shstrtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr;
@@ -4274,9 +4270,9 @@ _bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions (bfd *abfd,
   shstrtab_hdr->sh_addralign = 1;
 
   if (!assign_file_positions_except_relocs (abfd, link_info))
-    return false;
+    goto err_free_strtab;
 
-  if (need_symtab)
+  if (strtab != NULL)
     {
       file_ptr off;
       Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
@@ -4303,13 +4299,17 @@ _bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions (bfd *abfd,
 	 out.  */
       if (bfd_seek (abfd, hdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
 	  || ! _bfd_elf_strtab_emit (abfd, strtab))
-	return false;
+	goto err_free_strtab;
       _bfd_elf_strtab_free (strtab);
     }
 
   abfd->output_has_begun = true;
-
   return true;
+
+ err_free_strtab:
+  if (strtab != NULL)
+    _bfd_elf_strtab_free (strtab);
+  return false;
 }
 
 /* Retrieve .eh_frame_hdr.  Prior to size_dynamic_sections the


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