[PATCH] Replace unchecked malloc with xmalloc

[Nandakumar Edamana]

diff --git a/binutils/dlltool.c b/binutils/dlltool.c
index 066c99a4d4f..7a3d20f0af9 100644
--- a/binutils/dlltool.c
+++ b/binutils/dlltool.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ dlltmp (char **buf, const char *fmt)
  {
    if (!*buf)
      {
-      *buf = malloc (strlen (tmp_prefix) + 64);
+      *buf = xmalloc (strlen (tmp_prefix) + 64);
        sprintf (*buf, fmt, tmp_prefix);
      }
    return *buf;


This is the first time I submit a patch to binutils. Please guide me if 
I'm doing it wrong.

An automated script lists more occurrences of unchecked mallocs, and a 
quick manual review points to potentially unsound code from a memory 
safety perspective. But I'll wait until this patch gets reviewed.

Thank you,

-- 
Nandakumar Edamana
https://nandakumar.org/