linux-ext4 - [PATCH 01/12] profile_create_node: set magic before strdup(name) to avoid memory leak

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Date:   Mon, 24 May 2021 19:19:48 +0800
From:   Wu Guanghao <wuguanghao3@...wei.com>
To:     <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <liuzhiqiang26@...wei.com>, <linfeilong@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH 01/12] profile_create_node: set magic before strdup(name) to
 avoid memory leak

If new->magic != PROF_MAGIC_NODE, profile_free_node() don't free node.
This will cause the node to be unable to be released correctly and
a memory leak will occur.

Signed-off-by: Wu Guanghao <wuguanghao3@...wei.com>
Signed-off-by: Zhiqiang Liu <liuzhiqiang26@...wei.com>
Reviewed-by: Wu Bo <wubo40@...wei.com>
---
 lib/support/profile.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/support/profile.c b/lib/support/profile.c
index 585ed595..2eb3a9d1 100644
--- a/lib/support/profile.c
+++ b/lib/support/profile.c
@@ -1093,6 +1093,8 @@ errcode_t profile_create_node(const char *name, const char *value,
 	if (!new)
 		return ENOMEM;
 	memset(new, 0, sizeof(struct profile_node));
+	new->magic = PROF_MAGIC_NODE;
+
 	new->name = strdup(name);
 	if (new->name == 0) {
 	    profile_free_node(new);
@@ -1105,7 +1107,6 @@ errcode_t profile_create_node(const char *name, const char *value,
 		    return ENOMEM;
 		}
 	}
-	new->magic = PROF_MAGIC_NODE;

 	*ret_node = new;
 	return 0;
--