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Date:      Sun, 28 Jun 2020 18:46:32 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Mark Johnston <markj@freebsd.org>, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>,  svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r342699 - head/sbin/savecore
Message-ID:  <CANCZdfqtuN2rhkukZXu3k6kV4n1jN-iDME-iHgE55eL82tLQqw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAOtMX2jJfCdiVAuVPL_9QmUR3EhwjC-DpAk5r=J2=tK9WQKh6w@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <201901021709.x02H9ZPM004185@repo.freebsd.org> <CAOtMX2jJfCdiVAuVPL_9QmUR3EhwjC-DpAk5r=J2=tK9WQKh6w@mail.gmail.com>

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On Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 6:41 PM Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 10:09 AM Mark Johnston <markj@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
>> Author: markj
>> Date: Wed Jan  2 17:09:35 2019
>> New Revision: 342699
>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/342699
>>
>> Log:
>>   Capsicumize savecore(8).
>>
>>   - Use cap_fileargs(3) to open dump devices after entering capability
>>     mode, and use cap_syslog(3) to log messages.
>>   - Use a relative directory fd to open output files.
>>   - Use zdopen(3) to compress kernel dumps in capability mode.
>>
>>   Reviewed by:  cem, oshogbo
>>   MFC after:    2 months
>>   Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
>>   Differential Revision:        https://reviews.freebsd.org/D18458
>>
>> Modified:
>>   head/sbin/savecore/Makefile
>>   head/sbin/savecore/savecore.c
>>
>> Modified: head/sbin/savecore/savecore.c
>>
>> ==============================================================================
>> --- head/sbin/savecore/savecore.c       Wed Jan  2 16:42:07 2019
>> (r342698)
>> +++ head/sbin/savecore/savecore.c       Wed Jan  2 17:09:35 2019
>> (r342699)
>>
>> +static char **
>> +enum_dumpdevs(int *argcp)
>> +{
>> +       struct fstab *fsp;
>> +       char **argv;
>> +       int argc, n;
>> +
>> +       /*
>> +        * We cannot use getfsent(3) in capability mode, so we must
>> +        * scan /etc/fstab and build up a list of candidate devices
>> +        * before proceeding.
>> +        */
>> +       argc = 0;
>> +       n = 8;
>> +       argv = malloc(n * sizeof(*argv));
>>
>
> It looks like the memory allocated here
>
>
>> +       if (argv == NULL) {
>> +               logmsg(LOG_ERR, "malloc(): %m");
>> +               exit(1);
>> +       }
>> +       for (;;) {
>> +               fsp = getfsent();
>> +               if (fsp == NULL)
>> +                       break;
>> +               if (strcmp(fsp->fs_vfstype, "swap") != 0 &&
>> +                   strcmp(fsp->fs_vfstype, "dump") != 0)
>> +                       continue;
>> +               if (argc >= n) {
>> +                       n *= 2;
>> +                       argv = realloc(argv, n * sizeof(*argv));
>>
>
> and here
>
>
>> +                       if (argv == NULL) {
>> +                               logmsg(LOG_ERR, "realloc(): %m");
>> +                               exit(1);
>> +                       }
>> +               }
>> +               argv[argc] = strdup(fsp->fs_spec);
>>
>
> and here is leaked.  I can't find any corresponding free.  However,
> neither Valgrind nor Coverity complains.  What am I missing?  Does this
> memory sneakily get freed by a subroutine somewhere, or does Capsicum
> confuse our tools?
>

So the other spots adjusted large, but this one sets one of its elements.
Help me understand how that is a leak? I'm sure I'm just confused.

Warner

>



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