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Subject[PATCH] tools: objtool: fix memory leak in elf_create_rela_section()
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From: Martin Kepplinger <martink@posteo.de>

Let's free the allocated char array relaname before returning
in order to avoid leaking memory.

Signed-off-by: Martin Kepplinger <martink@posteo.de>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
---
tools/objtool/elf.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 6e9f980a7d26..6aacbc31316d 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -508,8 +508,12 @@ struct section *elf_create_rela_section(struct elf *elf, struct section *base)
strcat(relaname, base->name);

sec = elf_create_section(elf, relaname, sizeof(GElf_Rela), 0);
- if (!sec)
+ if (!sec) {
+ free(relaname);
return NULL;
+ }
+
+ free(relaname);

base->rela = sec;
sec->base = base;
--
2.13.5
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