linux-kernel - [PATCH 07/12] perf tools: Avoid double free in read_event

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Message-Id: <20181009005427.6607-8-acme@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon,  8 Oct 2018 21:54:22 -0300
From:   Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Clark Williams <williams@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Sanskriti Sharma <sansharm@...hat.com>,
        Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 07/12] perf tools: Avoid double free in read_event_file()

From: Sanskriti Sharma <sansharm@...hat.com>

The temporary 'buf' buffer allocated in read_event_file() may be freed
twice.  Move the free() call to the common function exit point.

Fixes the following coverity complaints:

  Error: USE_AFTER_FREE (CWE-825):
  tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c:309: double_free: Calling "free"
  frees pointer "buf" which has already been freed.

Signed-off-by: Sanskriti Sharma <sansharm@...hat.com>
Reviewed-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1538490554-8161-5-git-send-email-sansharm@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
index b98ee2a2eb44..a278e1eee5f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
@@ -297,10 +297,8 @@ static int read_event_file(struct tep_handle *pevent, char *sys,
 	}
 
 	ret = do_read(buf, size);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		free(buf);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	ret = parse_event_file(pevent, buf, size, sys);
 	if (ret < 0)
-- 
2.14.4