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[PATCH 3/3] grep: avoid leak of chartables in PCRE2

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Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 16, 2019, 12:06 UTC
Message-ID
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From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

94da9193a6 ("grep: add support for PCRE v2", 2017-06-01) introduced a small memory leak visible with valgrind in t7813.

Complete the creation of a PCRE2 specific variable that was missing from the original change and free the generated table just like it is done for PCRE1.

Signed-off-by: Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón <carenas@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 grep.c | 7 ++++---
 grep.h | 1 +
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index 296edbb56f..9556d13dc1 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ static void compile_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt
 	PCRE2_UCHAR errbuf[256];
 	PCRE2_SIZE erroffset;
 	int options = PCRE2_MULTILINE;
-	const uint8_t *character_tables = NULL;
 	int jitret;
 	int patinforet;
 	size_t jitsizearg;
@@ -539,9 +538,10 @@ static void compile_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt
 		if (has_non_ascii(p->pattern)) {
 			if (!pcre2_global_context)
 				BUG("pcre2_global_context uninitialized");
-			character_tables = pcre2_maketables(pcre2_global_context);
+			p->pcre2_tables = pcre2_maketables(pcre2_global_context);
 			p->pcre2_compile_context = pcre2_compile_context_create(NULL);
-			pcre2_set_character_tables(p->pcre2_compile_context, character_tables);
+			pcre2_set_character_tables(p->pcre2_compile_context,
+							p->pcre2_tables);
 		}
 		options |= PCRE2_CASELESS;
 	}
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ static void free_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p)
 	pcre2_match_data_free(p->pcre2_match_data);
 	pcre2_jit_stack_free(p->pcre2_jit_stack);
 	pcre2_match_context_free(p->pcre2_match_context);
+	free((void *)p->pcre2_tables);
 }
 #else /* !USE_LIBPCRE2 */
 static void compile_pcre2_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt)
diff --git a/grep.h b/grep.h
index 526c2db9ef..533165c21a 100644
--- a/grep.h
+++ b/grep.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct grep_pat {
 	pcre2_compile_context *pcre2_compile_context;
 	pcre2_match_context *pcre2_match_context;
 	pcre2_jit_stack *pcre2_jit_stack;
+	const uint8_t *pcre2_tables;
 	uint32_t pcre2_jit_on;
 	kwset_t kws;
 	unsigned fixed:1;
-- 
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  1. 0/3 Revive 'pcre2-chartables-leakfix'Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Oct 16, 2019
  2. 2/3 grep: make PCRE2 aware of custom allocatorCarlo Marcelo Arenas Belón via GitGitGadget, Oct 16, 2019
  3. 1/3 grep: make PCRE1 aware of custom allocatorCarlo Marcelo Arenas Belón via GitGitGadget, Oct 16, 2019
  4. 3/3 grep: avoid leak of chartables in PCRE2Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Oct 16, 2019
  5. 0/3 Revive 'pcre2-chartables-leakfix'Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Oct 16, 2019
  6. 1/3 grep: make PCRE1 aware of custom allocatorCarlo Marcelo Arenas Belón via GitGitGadget, Oct 16, 2019
  7. 2/3 grep: make PCRE2 aware of custom allocatorCarlo Marcelo Arenas Belón via GitGitGadget, Oct 16, 2019
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 18, 2019
  9. 00/10 grep/pcre2: memory allocation fixesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2021
  11. 00/10 grep/pcre2: memory allocation fixesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  13. 03/10 grep/pcre2: correct reference to grep_init() in commentÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  14. 04/10 grep/pcre2: prepare to add debugging to pcre2_malloc()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  15. 02/10 grep/pcre2: drop needless assignment to NULLÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  16. 01/10 grep/pcre2: drop needless assignment + assert() on opt->pcre2Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  17. 05/10 grep/pcre2: add GREP_PCRE2_DEBUG_MALLOC debug modeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  18. 06/10 grep/pcre2: use compile-time PCREv2 version testÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  20. 07/10 grep/pcre2: use pcre2_maketables_free() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  21. 08/10 grep/pcre2: actually make pcre2 use custom allocatorÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  23. 10/10 grep/pcre2: move definitions of pcre2_{malloc,free}Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  25. 09/10 grep/pcre2: move back to thread-only PCREv2 structuresÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 18, 2021
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  27. 01/10 grep/pcre2: drop needless assignment + assert() on opt->pcre2Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  28. 02/10 grep/pcre2: drop needless assignment to NULLÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  29. 03/10 grep/pcre2: correct reference to grep_init() in commentÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  30. 04/10 grep/pcre2: prepare to add debugging to pcre2_malloc()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  31. 05/10 grep/pcre2: add GREP_PCRE2_DEBUG_MALLOC debug modeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  32. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2021
  33. 06/10 grep/pcre2: use compile-time PCREv2 version testÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  34. 08/10 grep/pcre2: actually make pcre2 use custom allocatorÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  35. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2021
  36. 07/10 grep/pcre2: use pcre2_maketables_free() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  37. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2021
  38. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2021
  39. 09/10 grep/pcre2: move back to thread-only PCREv2 structuresÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  40. 10/10 grep/pcre2: move definitions of pcre2_{malloc,free}Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 4, 2021
  41. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2021
  42. 3/3 grep: avoid leak of chartables in PCRE2Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón via GitGitGadget, Oct 16, 2019

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