[RFA] readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.

Michael Snyder msnyder@vmware.com
Mon Mar 14 17:56:00 GMT 2011


Richard Sandiford wrote:
> Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com> writes:
>> OK?
>>
>> 2011-03-07  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@msnyder-server.eng.vmware.com>
>>
>> 	* readelf.c (process_gnu_liblist): Stop memory leak.
>>
>> Index: readelf.c
>> ===================================================================
>> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/binutils/readelf.c,v
>> retrieving revision 1.534
>> diff -u -p -r1.534 readelf.c
>> --- readelf.c	1 Mar 2011 00:02:32 -0000	1.534
>> +++ readelf.c	8 Mar 2011 01:27:07 -0000
>> @@ -11807,7 +11811,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>>    Elf_Internal_Shdr * section;
>>    Elf_Internal_Shdr * string_sec;
>>    Elf32_External_Lib * elib;
>> -  char * strtab;
>> +  char * strtab = NULL;
>>    size_t strtab_size;
>>    size_t cnt;
>>    unsigned i;
>> @@ -11833,6 +11837,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>>  	    break;
>>  	  string_sec = section_headers + section->sh_link;
>>  
>> +	  free (strtab);
>>  	  strtab = (char *) get_data (NULL, file, string_sec->sh_offset, 1,
>>                                        string_sec->sh_size,
>>                                        _("liblist string table"));
>> @@ -11886,6 +11891,7 @@ process_gnu_liblist (FILE * file)
>>  	}
>>      }
>>  
>> +  free (strtab);
>>    return 1;
>>  }
> 
> Why not simply free strtab at the same time as elib?  That version
> is preapproved, if it works.

I have no test for it.  Found by static analysis.



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