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[PATCH 01/20] mailinfo: fix leaking header data

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Aug 20, 2024, 14:05 UTC
Message-ID
<69e30ea5179eff6472be54ebba64ebca3e562f32.1724159575.git.ps@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
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We populate the `mailinfo` arrays `p_hdr_data` and `s_hdr_data` with data parsed from the mail headers. These arrays may end up being only partially populated with gaps in case some of the headers do not parse properly. This causes memory leaks because `strbuf_list_free()` will stop iterating once it hits the first `NULL` pointer in the backing array.

Fix this by open-coding a variant of `strbuf_list_free()` that knows to iterate through all headers.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 mailinfo.c          | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 t/t5100-mailinfo.sh |  1 +
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mailinfo.c b/mailinfo.c
index 94b9b0abf22..a4fa64994ac 100644
--- a/mailinfo.c
+++ b/mailinfo.c
@@ -1290,8 +1290,21 @@ void clear_mailinfo(struct mailinfo *mi)
 	strbuf_release(&mi->inbody_header_accum);
 	free(mi->message_id);
 
-	strbuf_list_free(mi->p_hdr_data);
-	strbuf_list_free(mi->s_hdr_data);
+	for (size_t i = 0; header[i]; i++) {
+		if (!mi->p_hdr_data[i])
+			continue;
+		strbuf_release(mi->p_hdr_data[i]);
+		free(mi->p_hdr_data[i]);
+	}
+	free(mi->p_hdr_data);
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; header[i]; i++) {
+		if (!mi->s_hdr_data[i])
+			continue;
+		strbuf_release(mi->s_hdr_data[i]);
+		free(mi->s_hdr_data[i]);
+	}
+	free(mi->s_hdr_data);
 
 	while (mi->content < mi->content_top) {
 		free(*(mi->content_top));
diff --git a/t/t5100-mailinfo.sh b/t/t5100-mailinfo.sh
index c8d06554541..065156c1f39 100755
--- a/t/t5100-mailinfo.sh
+++ b/t/t5100-mailinfo.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 test_description='git mailinfo and git mailsplit test'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 DATA="$TEST_DIRECTORY/t5100"
-- 
2.46.0.164.g477ce5ccd6.dirty
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Message 2 of 60 in “Memory leak fixes (pt.5)”
  1. 00/20 Memory leak fixes (pt.5)Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  2. 01/20 mailinfo: fix leaking header dataPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2024
  4. 02/20 convert: fix leaks when resetting attributesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2024
  6. 03/20 pretty: fix memory leaks when parsing pretty formatsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2024
  8. Patrick SteinhardtAug 22, 2024
  9. 04/20 pretty: fix leaking key/value separator bufferPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  10. 05/20 builtin/merge-tree: fix leaking `-X` strategy optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2024
  12. 06/20 builtin/upload-archive: fix leaking args passed to `write_archive()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  13. 07/20 builtin/archive: fix leaking `OPT_FILENAME()` valuePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  14. 08/20 midx-write: fix leaking hashfile on error casesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2024
  16. Patrick SteinhardtAug 22, 2024
  17. 09/20 builtin/repack: fix leaks when computing packs to repackPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  18. 10/20 t/helper: fix leaking multi-pack-indices in "read-midx"Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  19. 11/20 transport: fix leaking OID arrays in git:// transport dataPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  20. 12/20 builtin/send-pack: fix leaking refspecsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  21. 13/20 sideband: fix leaks when configuring sideband colorsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2024
  23. Patrick SteinhardtAug 22, 2024
  24. 14/20 builtin/fetch-pack: fix leaking refsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  25. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2024
  26. 15/20 remote: fix leaking config stringsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  27. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2024
  28. Patrick SteinhardtAug 22, 2024
  29. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2024
  30. 16/20 remote: fix leaks when matching refspecsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  31. 17/20 remote: fix leaking peer ref when expanding refmapPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  32. 18/20 builtin/fetch: fix leaking transaction with `--atomic`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  33. 19/20 transport: fix leaking arguments when fetching from bundlePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  34. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2024
  35. Patrick SteinhardtAug 22, 2024
  36. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2024
  37. 20/20 transport: fix leaking negotiation tipsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 20, 2024
  38. 00/20 Memory leak fixes (pt.5)Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  39. 01/20 mailinfo: fix leaking header dataPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  40. 02/20 convert: fix leaks when resetting attributesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  41. 03/20 pretty: fix memory leaks when parsing pretty formatsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  42. 04/20 pretty: fix leaking key/value separator bufferPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  43. 05/20 builtin/merge-tree: fix leaking `-X` strategy optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  44. 06/20 builtin/upload-archive: fix leaking args passed to `write_archive()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  45. 07/20 builtin/archive: fix leaking `OPT_FILENAME()` valuePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  46. 08/20 midx-write: fix leaking hashfile on error casesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  47. 09/20 builtin/repack: fix leaks when computing packs to repackPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  48. 10/20 t/helper: fix leaking multi-pack-indices in "read-midx"Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  49. 11/20 transport: fix leaking OID arrays in git:// transport dataPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  50. 12/20 builtin/send-pack: fix leaking refspecsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  51. 13/20 sideband: fix leaks when configuring sideband colorsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  52. 14/20 builtin/fetch-pack: fix leaking refsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  53. 15/20 remote: fix leaking config stringsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  54. 16/20 remote: fix leaks when matching refspecsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  55. 17/20 remote: fix leaking peer ref when expanding refmapPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  56. 18/20 builtin/fetch: fix leaking transaction with `--atomic`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  57. 19/20 transport: fix leaking arguments when fetching from bundlePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  58. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2024
  59. 20/20 transport: fix leaking negotiation tipsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 22, 2024
  60. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2024

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