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[PATCH 10/13] remote.c: make match_refs() copy src ref before assigning to peer_ref

From
Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 23, 2009, 06:28 UTC
Message-ID
<75e083170cea799499bf66792a1c3950b29d6021.1235368324.git.jaysoffian@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1235368324.git.jaysoffian@gmail.com>

In some instances, match_refs() was setting the peer_ref field in the dst ref list such that it pointed to a ref in the src list, instead of to a copy. This would cause a double-free when both the src and dst ref lists were freed, as free_refs() frees the peer_ref. A double-free would also occur if the same branch was pushed to two different destinations such as:

  push = refs/heads/master:refs/heads/backup
  push = refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master

This patch corrects the problem by copying the ref when it has been plucked from the src list.

Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
---
 remote.c |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 5cb443f..ab387f2 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -930,6 +930,7 @@ static int match_explicit(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst,
 			  struct refspec *rs)
 {
 	struct ref *matched_src, *matched_dst;
+	int copy_src;
 
 	const char *dst_value = rs->dst;
 	char *dst_guess;
@@ -940,6 +941,7 @@ static int match_explicit(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst,
 	matched_src = matched_dst = NULL;
 	switch (count_refspec_match(rs->src, src, &matched_src)) {
 	case 1:
+		copy_src = 1;
 		break;
 	case 0:
 		/* The source could be in the get_sha1() format
@@ -949,6 +951,7 @@ static int match_explicit(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst,
 		matched_src = try_explicit_object_name(rs->src);
 		if (!matched_src)
 			return error("src refspec %s does not match any.", rs->src);
+		copy_src = 0;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return error("src refspec %s matches more than one.", rs->src);
@@ -994,7 +997,7 @@ static int match_explicit(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst,
 		return error("dst ref %s receives from more than one src.",
 		      matched_dst->name);
 	else {
-		matched_dst->peer_ref = matched_src;
+		matched_dst->peer_ref = copy_src ? copy_ref(matched_src) : matched_src;
 		matched_dst->force = rs->force;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1102,7 +1105,7 @@ int match_refs(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst, struct ref ***dst_tail,
 			dst_peer = make_linked_ref(dst_name, dst_tail);
 			hashcpy(dst_peer->new_sha1, src->new_sha1);
 		}
-		dst_peer->peer_ref = src;
+		dst_peer->peer_ref = copy_ref(src);
 		dst_peer->force = pat->force;
 	free_name:
 		free(dst_name);
-- 
1.6.2.rc1.223.gfed32
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  1. 00/13 New output style for git remote showJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  2. 01/13 remote: rename variable and eliminate redundant function callJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  3. 02/13 remote: remove unused code in get_ref_statesJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  4. 03/13 remote: fix two inconsistencies in the output of "show <remote>"Jay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  5. 04/13 remote: make get_remote_ref_states() always populate states.trackedJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2009
  7. Jay SoffianFeb 24, 2009
  8. Jay SoffianFeb 24, 2009
  9. 05/13 remote: name remote_refs consistentlyJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  10. 06/13 string-list: new for_each_string_list() functionJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  11. 07/13 remote: new show output styleJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  12. Jeff KingFeb 23, 2009
  13. Marc BranchaudFeb 23, 2009
  14. 08/13 refactor duplicated get_local_heads() to remote.cJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  15. 09/13 refactor duplicated ref_newer() to remote.cJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  16. Jeff KingFeb 23, 2009
  17. 09/13 refactor duplicated ref_newer() to remote.cJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  18. Johannes SixtFeb 23, 2009
  19. Jay SoffianFeb 23, 2009
  20. 10/13 remote.c: make match_refs() copy src ref before assigning to peer_refJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2009
  22. Jay SoffianFeb 24, 2009
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2009
  24. remote.c: make match_refs() copy src ref before assigning to peer_refJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2009
  26. Jay SoffianFeb 24, 2009
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2009
  28. 11/13 remote.c: don't short-circuit match_refs() when error in match_explicit_refs()Jay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2009
  30. Jay SoffianFeb 24, 2009
  31. 12/13 remote.c: refactor get_remote_ref_states()Jay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  32. Jeff KingFeb 23, 2009
  33. Jay SoffianFeb 23, 2009
  34. Jay SoffianFeb 23, 2009
  35. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2009
  36. 13/13 remote: new show output style for push refspecsJay Soffian, Feb 23, 2009
  37. Jeff KingFeb 23, 2009
  38. Jay SoffianFeb 23, 2009

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