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[PATCH 15/20] remote: fix leaking config strings

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Aug 20, 2024, 14:05 UTC
Message-ID
<97346d6f944e3587a08d96a5e1b4ead8df8a0bc0.1724159575.git.ps@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1724159575.git.ps@pks.im>

We're leaking several config strings when assembling remotes, either because we do not free preceding values in case a config was set multiple times, or because we do not free them when releasing the remote state. Plug those leaks.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 remote.c | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 7d5b8f750d8..3087437bc61 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -373,8 +373,10 @@ static int handle_config(const char *key, const char *value,
 			return -1;
 		branch = make_branch(remote_state, name, namelen);
 		if (!strcmp(subkey, "remote")) {
+			FREE_AND_NULL(branch->remote_name);
 			return git_config_string(&branch->remote_name, key, value);
 		} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "pushremote")) {
+			FREE_AND_NULL(branch->pushremote_name);
 			return git_config_string(&branch->pushremote_name, key, value);
 		} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "merge")) {
 			if (!value)
@@ -406,9 +408,11 @@ static int handle_config(const char *key, const char *value,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Handle remote.* variables */
-	if (!name && !strcmp(subkey, "pushdefault"))
+	if (!name && !strcmp(subkey, "pushdefault")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(remote_state->pushremote_name);
 		return git_config_string(&remote_state->pushremote_name, key,
 					 value);
+	}
 
 	if (!name)
 		return 0;
@@ -475,12 +479,15 @@ static int handle_config(const char *key, const char *value,
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "--tags"))
 			remote->fetch_tags = 2;
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "proxy")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(remote->http_proxy);
 		return git_config_string(&remote->http_proxy,
 					 key, value);
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "proxyauthmethod")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(remote->http_proxy_authmethod);
 		return git_config_string(&remote->http_proxy_authmethod,
 					 key, value);
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "vcs")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(remote->foreign_vcs);
 		return git_config_string(&remote->foreign_vcs, key, value);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -2802,6 +2809,7 @@ void remote_state_clear(struct remote_state *remote_state)
 	for (i = 0; i < remote_state->remotes_nr; i++)
 		remote_clear(remote_state->remotes[i]);
 	FREE_AND_NULL(remote_state->remotes);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(remote_state->pushremote_name);
 	remote_state->remotes_alloc = 0;
 	remote_state->remotes_nr = 0;
 
-- 
2.46.0.164.g477ce5ccd6.dirty
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  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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