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[PATCH v2 6/9] builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leak

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 12, 2023, 12:45 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-v2-6.9-898bb7698fc-20230112T124201Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-v2-0.9-00000000000-20230112T124201Z-avarab@gmail.com>

In [1] we started saving away the earlier xstrdup()'d "options.onto_name" assignment to free() it, but when [2] added this "keep_base" branch it didn't free() the already assigned value before re-assigning to "options.onto_name". Let's do that, and fix the memory leak.

1. 9dba809a69a (builtin rebase: support --root, 2018-09-04)
2. 414d924beb4 (rebase: teach rebase --keep-base, 2019-08-27)
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/rebase.c                 | 3 ++-
 t/t3416-rebase-onto-threedots.sh | 1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index 0d8c050f6b3..b4857b89f19 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -1660,7 +1660,8 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		strbuf_addstr(&buf, options.upstream_name);
 		strbuf_addstr(&buf, "...");
 		strbuf_addstr(&buf, branch_name);
-		options.onto_name = xstrdup(buf.buf);
+		free(to_free);
+		options.onto_name = to_free = xstrdup(buf.buf);
 	} else if (!options.onto_name)
 		options.onto_name = options.upstream_name;
 	if (strstr(options.onto_name, "...")) {
diff --git a/t/t3416-rebase-onto-threedots.sh b/t/t3416-rebase-onto-threedots.sh
index ea501f2b42b..f8c4ed78c9e 100755
--- a/t/t3416-rebase-onto-threedots.sh
+++ b/t/t3416-rebase-onto-threedots.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ test_description='git rebase --onto A...B'
 GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
 export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY/lib-rebase.sh"
 
-- 
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Message 30 of 60 in “sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaks”
  1. 00/10 sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  2. 01/10 rebase: use "cleanup" pattern in do_interactive_rebase()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  3. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  4. 02/10 sequencer.c: split up sequencer_remove_state()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  5. René ScharfeDec 30, 2022
  6. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  7. 03/10 rebase & sequencer API: fix get_replay_opts() leak in "rebase"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  8. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  9. 04/10 builtin/revert.c: refactor run_sequencer() return patternÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2023
  11. 05/10 builtin/revert.c: fix common leak by using replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  12. René ScharfeDec 30, 2022
  13. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  14. 06/10 builtin/revert.c: move free-ing of "revs" to replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  15. 07/10 builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  16. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  17. 08/10 sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  18. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  19. 09/10 builtin/rebase.c: free() "options.strategy_opts"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  20. 10/10 commit.c: free() revs.commit in get_fork_point()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 30, 2022
  21. Phillip WoodDec 31, 2022
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2023
  23. 0/9 sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  24. 1/9 rebase: use "cleanup" pattern in do_interactive_rebase()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  25. 2/9 sequencer.c: split up sequencer_remove_state()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  26. 4/9 builtin/revert.c: move free-ing of "revs" to replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  27. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  28. 3/9 rebase & sequencer API: fix get_replay_opts() leak in "rebase"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  29. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  30. 6/9 builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  31. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  32. 5/9 builtin/rebase.c: rename "squash_onto_name" to "to_free"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  33. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  34. 7/9 sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  35. 8/9 builtin/rebase.c: free() "options.strategy_opts"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  36. 9/9 commit.c: free() revs.commit in get_fork_point()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2023
  37. Phillip WoodJan 13, 2023
  38. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2023
  39. 0/8 sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  40. 1/8 rebase: use "cleanup" pattern in do_interactive_rebase()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  41. 2/8 sequencer.c: split up sequencer_remove_state()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  42. 3/8 rebase & sequencer API: fix get_replay_opts() leak in "rebase"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  43. Phillip WoodJan 24, 2023
  44. 4/8 builtin/revert.c: move free-ing of "revs" to replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  45. 6/8 sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  46. 8/8 commit.c: free() revs.commit in get_fork_point()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  47. 7/8 builtin/rebase.c: free() "options.strategy_opts"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  48. 0/8 sequencer API & users: fix widespread leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  49. 1/8 rebase: use "cleanup" pattern in do_interactive_rebase()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  50. 2/8 sequencer.c: split up sequencer_remove_state()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  51. 3/8 sequencer API users: fix get_replay_opts() leaksÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  52. 4/8 builtin/revert.c: move free-ing of "revs" to replay_opts_release()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  53. 5/8 builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  54. 7/8 builtin/rebase.c: free() "options.strategy_opts"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  55. 6/8 sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  56. 8/8 commit.c: free() revs.commit in get_fork_point()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 6, 2023
  57. Phillip WoodFeb 7, 2023
  58. 5/8 builtin/rebase.c: fix "options.onto_name" leakÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 18, 2023
  59. Phillip WoodJan 24, 2023
  60. Phillip WoodJan 24, 2023

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