PHP :: Bug #61088 :: Memory leak in readline_callback_handler_install

Bug #61088 Memory leak in readline_callback_handler_install
Submitted: 2012-02-14 18:14 UTC Modified: 2012-03-11 09:20 UTC
From: nikic@php.net Assigned: laruence (profile)
Status: Closed Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None

 [2012-02-14 18:14 UTC] nikic@php.net

Description:
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$callback = function() {};
readline_callback_handler_install('***', $callback);

Leaks:

***[Tue Feb 14 19:01:11 2012]  Script:  'reproduceCode3_memoryLeak.php'
/home/nikic/dev/php-src/ext/readline/readline.c(579) :  Freeing 0xB78618F4 (20 
bytes), script=reproduceCode3_memoryLeak.php
=== Total 1 memory leaks detected ===

Reason is incorrect copying of a zval in 
http://lxr.php.net/opengrok/xref/PHP_TRUNK/ext/readline/readline.c#579.

I was able to fix it using this simple patch:


diff --git a/ext/readline/readline.c b/ext/readline/readline.c
index 22521e6..c9389fc 100644
--- a/ext/readline/readline.c
+++ b/ext/readline/readline.c
@@ -576,9 +576,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(readline_callback_handler_install)
                FREE_ZVAL(_prepped_callback);
        }
 
-       MAKE_STD_ZVAL(_prepped_callback);
-       *_prepped_callback = *callback;
-       zval_copy_ctor(_prepped_callback);
+       ALLOC_ZVAL(_prepped_callback);
+       MAKE_COPY_ZVAL(&callback, _prepped_callback);
 
        rl_callback_handler_install(prompt, php_rl_callback_handler);



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readline.patch (last revision 2012-02-14 18:14 UTC by nikic@php.net)

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