[PATCH v2] mailinfo: fix pointential memory leak if `decode_header` failed
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Lidong Yan via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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- May 11, 2025, 16:14 UTC
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From: Lidong Yan <502024330056@smail.nju.edu.cn>
In mailinfo.c:decode_header, if convert_to_utf8 failed, the strbuf stored in dec will leak. Simply add strbuf_release and free(dec) will solve this problem.
Signed-off-by: Lidong Yan <502024330056@smail.nju.edu.cn>
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decode_header: fix pointential memory leak if decode_header failed
In mailinfo.c line 539, if convert_to_utf8 failed, the strbuf stored in
dec will leak. Simply add strbuf_release and free(dec) will solve this
problem.Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-1956%2Fbrandb97%2Ffix-mailinfo-decode-header-leak-v2 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-1956/brandb97/fix-mailinfo-decode-header-leak-v2 Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/1956
Range-diff vs v1:
1: 81fdfb94315 ! 1: 90dc9b0d49b decode_header: fix pointential memory leak if decode_header failed
@@ Metadata
Author: Lidong Yan <502024330056@smail.nju.edu.cn>
## Commit message ##
- decode_header: fix pointential memory leak if decode_header failed
+ mailinfo: fix pointential memory leak if `decode_header` failed
- In mailinfo.c line 539, if convert_to_utf8 failed, the strbuf stored
+ In mailinfo.c:decode_header, if convert_to_utf8 failed, the strbuf stored
in dec will leak. Simply add strbuf_release and free(dec) will solve
this problem.
Signed-off-by: Lidong Yan <502024330056@smail.nju.edu.cn>
## mailinfo.c ##
+@@ mailinfo.c: static int is_format_patch_separator(const char *line, int len)
+ return !memcmp(SAMPLE + (cp - line), cp, strlen(SAMPLE) - (cp - line));
+ }
+
+-static struct strbuf *decode_q_segment(const struct strbuf *q_seg, int rfc2047)
++static int decode_q_segment(struct strbuf *out, const struct strbuf *q_seg,
++ int rfc2047)
+ {
+ const char *in = q_seg->buf;
+ int c;
+- struct strbuf *out = xmalloc(sizeof(struct strbuf));
+ strbuf_init(out, q_seg->len);
+
+ while ((c = *in++) != 0) {
+@@ mailinfo.c: static struct strbuf *decode_q_segment(const struct strbuf *q_seg, int rfc2047)
+ c = 0x20;
+ strbuf_addch(out, c);
+ }
+- return out;
++ return 0;
+ }
+
+-static struct strbuf *decode_b_segment(const struct strbuf *b_seg)
++static int decode_b_segment(struct strbuf *out, const struct strbuf *b_seg)
+ {
+ /* Decode in..ep, possibly in-place to ot */
+ int c, pos = 0, acc = 0;
+ const char *in = b_seg->buf;
+- struct strbuf *out = xmalloc(sizeof(struct strbuf));
+ strbuf_init(out, b_seg->len);
+
+ while ((c = *in++) != 0) {
+@@ mailinfo.c: static struct strbuf *decode_b_segment(const struct strbuf *b_seg)
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+- return out;
++ return 0;
+ }
+
+ static int convert_to_utf8(struct mailinfo *mi,
+@@ mailinfo.c: static int convert_to_utf8(struct mailinfo *mi,
+ static void decode_header(struct mailinfo *mi, struct strbuf *it)
+ {
+ char *in, *ep, *cp;
+- struct strbuf outbuf = STRBUF_INIT, *dec;
++ struct strbuf outbuf = STRBUF_INIT, dec = STRBUF_INIT;
+ struct strbuf charset_q = STRBUF_INIT, piecebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
+ int found_error = 1; /* pessimism */
+
@@ mailinfo.c: static void decode_header(struct mailinfo *mi, struct strbuf *it)
- dec = decode_q_segment(&piecebuf, 1);
+ default:
+ goto release_return;
+ case 'b':
+- dec = decode_b_segment(&piecebuf);
++ if ((found_error = decode_b_segment(&dec, &piecebuf))) {
++ goto release_return;
++ }
+ break;
+ case 'q':
+- dec = decode_q_segment(&piecebuf, 1);
++ if ((found_error = decode_q_segment(&dec, &piecebuf, 1))) {
++ goto release_return;
++ }
break;
}
- if (convert_to_utf8(mi, dec, charset_q.buf))
-+ if (convert_to_utf8(mi, dec, charset_q.buf)) {
-+ strbuf_release(dec);
-+ free(dec);
++ if (convert_to_utf8(mi, &dec, charset_q.buf)) {
++ strbuf_release(&dec);
goto release_return;
+ }
- strbuf_addbuf(&outbuf, dec);
- strbuf_release(dec);
+- strbuf_addbuf(&outbuf, dec);
+- strbuf_release(dec);
+- free(dec);
++ strbuf_addbuf(&outbuf, &dec);
++ strbuf_release(&dec);
+ in = ep + 2;
+ }
+ strbuf_addstr(&outbuf, in);
+@@ mailinfo.c: static int is_inbody_header(const struct mailinfo *mi,
+
+ static void decode_transfer_encoding(struct mailinfo *mi, struct strbuf *line)
+ {
+- struct strbuf *ret;
++ struct strbuf ret;
++ int found_error = 0;
+
+ switch (mi->transfer_encoding) {
+ case TE_QP:
+- ret = decode_q_segment(line, 0);
++ found_error = decode_q_segment(&ret, line, 0);
+ break;
+ case TE_BASE64:
+- ret = decode_b_segment(line);
++ found_error = decode_b_segment(&ret, line);
+ break;
+ case TE_DONTCARE:
+ default:
+ return;
+ }
+ strbuf_reset(line);
+- strbuf_addbuf(line, ret);
+- strbuf_release(ret);
+- free(ret);
++ strbuf_addbuf(line, &ret);
++ if (!found_error)
++ strbuf_release(&ret);
+ }
+
+ static inline int patchbreak(const struct strbuf *line)mailinfo.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mailinfo.c b/mailinfo.c index 7b001fa5dbd..11ec3914ce4 100644 --- a/mailinfo.c +++ b/mailinfo.c @@ -381,11 +381,11 @@ static int is_format_patch_separator(const char *line, int len) return !memcmp(SAMPLE + (cp - line), cp, strlen(SAMPLE) - (cp - line)); } -static struct strbuf *decode_q_segment(const struct strbuf *q_seg, int rfc2047) +static int decode_q_segment(struct strbuf *out, const struct strbuf *q_seg, + int rfc2047) { const char *in = q_seg->buf; int c; - struct strbuf *out = xmalloc(sizeof(struct strbuf)); strbuf_init(out, q_seg->len); while ((c = *in++) != 0) { @@ -405,15 +405,14 @@ static struct strbuf *decode_q_segment(const struct strbuf *q_seg, int rfc2047) c = 0x20; strbuf_addch(out, c); } - return out; + return 0; } -static struct strbuf *decode_b_segment(const struct strbuf *b_seg) +static int decode_b_segment(struct strbuf *out, const struct strbuf *b_seg) { /* Decode in..ep, possibly in-place to ot */ int c, pos = 0, acc = 0; const char *in = b_seg->buf; - struct strbuf *out = xmalloc(sizeof(struct strbuf)); strbuf_init(out, b_seg->len); while ((c = *in++) != 0) { @@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ static struct strbuf *decode_b_segment(const struct strbuf *b_seg) break; } } - return out; + return 0; } static int convert_to_utf8(struct mailinfo *mi, @@ -475,7 +474,7 @@ static int convert_to_utf8(struct mailinfo *mi, static void decode_header(struct mailinfo *mi, struct strbuf *it) { char *in, *ep, *cp; - struct strbuf outbuf = STRBUF_INIT, *dec; + struct strbuf outbuf = STRBUF_INIT, dec = STRBUF_INIT; struct strbuf charset_q = STRBUF_INIT, piecebuf = STRBUF_INIT; int found_error = 1; /* pessimism */ @@ -530,18 +529,23 @@ static void decode_header(struct mailinfo *mi, struct strbuf *it) default: goto release_return; case 'b': - dec = decode_b_segment(&piecebuf); + if ((found_error = decode_b_segment(&dec, &piecebuf))) { + goto release_return; + } break; case 'q': - dec = decode_q_segment(&piecebuf, 1); + if ((found_error = decode_q_segment(&dec, &piecebuf, 1))) { + goto release_return; + } break; } - if (convert_to_utf8(mi, dec, charset_q.buf)) + if (convert_to_utf8(mi, &dec, charset_q.buf)) { + strbuf_release(&dec); goto release_return; + } - strbuf_addbuf(&outbuf, dec); - strbuf_release(dec); - free(dec); + strbuf_addbuf(&outbuf, &dec); + strbuf_release(&dec); in = ep + 2; } strbuf_addstr(&outbuf, in); @@ -634,23 +638,24 @@ static int is_inbody_header(const struct mailinfo *mi, static void decode_transfer_encoding(struct mailinfo *mi, struct strbuf *line) { - struct strbuf *ret; + struct strbuf ret; + int found_error = 0; switch (mi->transfer_encoding) { case TE_QP: - ret = decode_q_segment(line, 0); + found_error = decode_q_segment(&ret, line, 0); break; case TE_BASE64: - ret = decode_b_segment(line); + found_error = decode_b_segment(&ret, line); break; case TE_DONTCARE: default: return; } strbuf_reset(line); - strbuf_addbuf(line, ret); - strbuf_release(ret); - free(ret); + strbuf_addbuf(line, &ret); + if (!found_error) + strbuf_release(&ret); } static inline int patchbreak(const struct strbuf *line) base-commit: 6f84262c44a89851c3ae5a6e4c1a9d06b2068d75
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