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[PATCH 08/22] remote: fix leaking tracking refs

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Aug 26, 2024, 07:21 UTC
Message-ID
<7fafcc53d23672bb0339c44ea3874b3628785f08.1724656120.git.ps@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1724656120.git.ps@pks.im>
When computing the remote tracking ref we cause two memory leaks:
  - We leak when `remote_tracking()` fails.
  - We leak when the call to `remote_tracking()` succeeds and sets
    `ref->tracking_ref()`.
Fix both of these leaks.
Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 remote.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 8f3dee13186..240311619ab 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@ void free_one_ref(struct ref *ref)
 		return;
 	free_one_ref(ref->peer_ref);
 	free(ref->remote_status);
+	free(ref->tracking_ref);
 	free(ref->symref);
 	free(ref);
 }
@@ -2620,8 +2621,10 @@ static int remote_tracking(struct remote *remote, const char *refname,
 	dst = apply_refspecs(&remote->fetch, refname);
 	if (!dst)
 		return -1; /* no tracking ref for refname at remote */
-	if (refs_read_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), dst, oid))
+	if (refs_read_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), dst, oid)) {
+		free(dst);
 		return -1; /* we know what the tracking ref is but we cannot read it */
+	}
 
 	*dst_refname = dst;
 	return 0;
-- 
2.46.0.164.g477ce5ccd6.dirty
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Message 15 of 70 in “Memory leak fixes (pt.6)”
  1. 00/22 Memory leak fixes (pt.6)Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  2. 01/22 t/test-lib: allow skipping leak checks for passing testsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2024
  4. Toon claesAug 29, 2024
  5. Patrick SteinhardtAug 30, 2024
  6. 02/22 fetch-pack: fix memory leaks on fetch negotiationPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  7. 03/22 send-pack: fix leaking common object IDsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  8. 04/22 builtin/push: fix leaking refspec query resultPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2024
  10. Patrick SteinhardtSep 2, 2024
  11. 05/22 upload-pack: fix leaking child process data on reachability checksPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2024
  13. 06/22 submodule: fix leaking fetch task dataPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  14. 07/22 builtin/submodule--helper: fix leaking refs on push-checkPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  15. 08/22 remote: fix leaking tracking refsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  16. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2024
  17. 09/22 remote: fix leak in reachability check of a remote-tracking refPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  18. 10/22 send-pack: fix leaking push cert noncePatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  19. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2024
  20. 11/22 gpg-interface: fix misdesigned signing key interfacesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  21. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2024
  22. 12/22 object: clear grafts when clearing parsed object poolPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  23. 13/22 shallow: free grafts when unregistering themPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  24. 14/22 shallow: fix leaking members of `struct shallow_info`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  25. Toon claesAug 29, 2024
  26. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2024
  27. Patrick SteinhardtAug 30, 2024
  28. 15/22 negotiator/skipping: fix leaking commit entriesPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  29. Calvin WanAug 28, 2024
  30. Josh SteadmonAug 28, 2024
  31. Patrick SteinhardtAug 29, 2024
  32. Calvin WanAug 29, 2024
  33. 16/22 builtin/repack: fix leaking line buffer when packing promisorsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  34. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2024
  35. 17/22 builtin/pack-objects: plug leaking list of keep-packsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  36. 18/22 builtin/grep: fix leaking object contextPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  37. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2024
  38. 19/22 builtin/fmt-merge-msg: fix leaking buffersPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  39. 20/22 match-trees: fix leaking prefixes in `shift_tree()`Patrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  40. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2024
  41. 21/22 merge-ort: fix two leaks when handling directory rename modificationsPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  42. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2024
  43. Elijah NewrenSep 5, 2024
  44. 22/22 builtin/repack: fix leaking keep-pack listPatrick Steinhardt, Aug 26, 2024
  45. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2024
  46. 00/22 Memory leak fixes (pt.6)Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  47. 01/22 t/test-lib: allow skipping leak checks for passing testsPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  48. 02/22 fetch-pack: fix memory leaks on fetch negotiationPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  49. 03/22 send-pack: fix leaking common object IDsPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  50. 04/22 builtin/push: fix leaking refspec query resultPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  51. 05/22 upload-pack: fix leaking child process data on reachability checksPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  52. 06/22 submodule: fix leaking fetch task dataPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  53. 07/22 builtin/submodule--helper: fix leaking refs on push-checkPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  54. 08/22 remote: fix leaking tracking refsPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  55. 09/22 remote: fix leak in reachability check of a remote-tracking refPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  56. 10/22 send-pack: fix leaking push cert noncePatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  57. 11/22 gpg-interface: fix misdesigned signing key interfacesPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  58. 12/22 object: clear grafts when clearing parsed object poolPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  59. 13/22 shallow: free grafts when unregistering themPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  60. 14/22 shallow: fix leaking members of `struct shallow_info`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  61. 15/22 negotiator/skipping: fix leaking commit entriesPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  62. 16/22 builtin/repack: fix leaking line buffer when packing promisorsPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  63. 17/22 builtin/pack-objects: plug leaking list of keep-packsPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  64. 18/22 builtin/grep: fix leaking object contextPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  65. 19/22 builtin/fmt-merge-msg: fix leaking buffersPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  66. 20/22 match-trees: fix leaking prefixes in `shift_tree()`Patrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  67. 21/22 merge-ort: fix two leaks when handling directory rename modificationsPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  68. 22/22 builtin/repack: fix leaking keep-pack listPatrick Steinhardt, Sep 5, 2024
  69. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2024
  70. Junio C HamanoSep 12, 2024

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