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[PATCH v2] bisect--helper: plug strvec leak

From
René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Date
Oct 7, 2022, 15:08 UTC
Message-ID
<1965b54b-122a-c965-f886-1a7dd6afbfb4@web.de>
In-Reply-To
<xmqqk05cipq8.fsf@gitster.g>

The strvec "argv" is used to build a command for run_command_v_opt(), but never freed. Use a constant string array instead, which doesn't require any cleanup.

Suggested-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
---
 builtin/bisect--helper.c | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/bisect--helper.c b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
index 501245fac9..28ef7ec2a4 100644
--- a/builtin/bisect--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
@@ -765,11 +765,10 @@ static enum bisect_error bisect_start(struct bisect_terms *terms, const char **a
 		strbuf_read_file(&start_head, git_path_bisect_start(), 0);
 		strbuf_trim(&start_head);
 		if (!no_checkout) {
-			struct strvec argv = STRVEC_INIT;
+			const char *argv[] = { "checkout", start_head.buf,
+					       "--", NULL };

-			strvec_pushl(&argv, "checkout", start_head.buf,
-				     "--", NULL);
-			if (run_command_v_opt(argv.v, RUN_GIT_CMD)) {
+			if (run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_GIT_CMD)) {
 				res = error(_("checking out '%s' failed."
 						 " Try 'git bisect start "
 						 "<valid-branch>'."),
--
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Message 7 of 21 in “PATCH] bisect--helper: plug strvec leak in bisect_start()”
  1. René ScharfeOct 4, 2022
  2. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 5, 2022
  3. René ScharfeOct 5, 2022
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2022
  5. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 6, 2022
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2022
  7. bisect--helper: plug strvec leakRené Scharfe, Oct 7, 2022
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2022
  9. Jeff KingOct 11, 2022
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 11, 2022
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 11, 2022
  12. Jeff KingOct 11, 2022
  13. Jeff KingOct 11, 2022
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 11, 2022
  15. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 11, 2022
  16. Junio C HamanoOct 11, 2022
  17. Jeff KingOct 14, 2022
  18. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2022
  19. René ScharfeOct 15, 2022
  20. Jeff KingOct 15, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2022

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