RE: [PATCH 4/4] tools: hv: Parse /etc/os-release

From: KY Srinivasan
Date: Wed Sep 05 2012 - 14:17:44 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Cox [mailto:alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 12:58 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] tools: hv: Parse /etc/os-release
>
> > + if (!strcmp(buf, "NAME"))
> > + os_name = strdup(value);
> > + else if (!strcmp(buf, "VERSION_ID"))
> > + os_major = strdup(value);
>
> strdup can fail. The case where it leaks because NAME= occurs twice is
> harmless enough but the strdup ought to be checked or add an x_strdup()
> helper.

I will fix this and resend this patch.

Thank you,

K. Y



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