[PATCH resend 2/4] On realloc failure, free font_path_string instead of leaking it
Alan Coopersmith
alan.coopersmith at oracle.com
Tue Jan 28 20:27:50 PST 2014
Flagged by cppcheck 1.62:
[dix/dixfonts.c:1792]: (error) Common realloc mistake:
'font_path_string' nulled but not freed upon failure
Signed-off-by: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith at oracle.com>
---
dix/dixfonts.c | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dix/dixfonts.c b/dix/dixfonts.c
index 341ca3f..83d2539 100644
--- a/dix/dixfonts.c
+++ b/dix/dixfonts.c
@@ -1792,11 +1792,14 @@ GetFontPath(ClientPtr client, int *count, int *length, unsigned char **result)
fpe = font_path_elements[i];
len += fpe->name_length + 1;
}
- font_path_string = (unsigned char *) realloc(font_path_string, len);
- if (!font_path_string)
+ c = realloc(font_path_string, len);
+ if (c == NULL) {
+ free(font_path_string);
+ font_path_string = NULL;
return BadAlloc;
+ }
- c = font_path_string;
+ font_path_string = c;
*length = 0;
for (i = 0; i < num_fpes; i++) {
fpe = font_path_elements[i];
--
1.7.9.2
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