[for-next][PATCH 09/11] recordmcount: Fix memory leaks in the uwrite function

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Wed Apr 26 2023 - 13:18:13 EST


From: Hao Zeng <zenghao@xxxxxxxxxx>

Common realloc mistake: 'file_append' nulled but not freed upon failure

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230426010527.703093-1-zenghao@xxxxxxxxxx

Signed-off-by: Hao Zeng <zenghao@xxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/recordmcount.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.c b/scripts/recordmcount.c
index e30216525325..40ae6b2c7a6d 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.c
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ static ssize_t uwrite(void const *const buf, size_t const count)
{
size_t cnt = count;
off_t idx = 0;
+ void *p = NULL;

file_updated = 1;

@@ -117,7 +118,10 @@ static ssize_t uwrite(void const *const buf, size_t const count)
off_t aoffset = (file_ptr + count) - file_end;

if (aoffset > file_append_size) {
- file_append = realloc(file_append, aoffset);
+ p = realloc(file_append, aoffset);
+ if (!p)
+ free(file_append);
+ file_append = p;
file_append_size = aoffset;
}
if (!file_append) {
--
2.39.2