[PR #6598] [MERGED] bugfix: fix possible memory leak in fs_home.c #6089

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opened 2026-05-05 10:50:31 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 0 comments

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/pull/6598
Author: @peter15914
Created: 1/3/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 1/4/2025
Merged by: @kmk3

Base: master ← Head: fix_memory_leak

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b88bc52 bugfix: fix possible memory leak in fs_home.c

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📝 src/firejail/fs_home.c (+1 -0)

📄 Description

The pointer returned by asprintf() should be passed to free() to release the allocated storage when it is no longer needed.
There was one exit point without previous freeing src.

Relates to:

#6367

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/pull/6598 **Author:** [@peter15914](https://github.com/peter15914) **Created:** 1/3/2025 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 1/4/2025 **Merged by:** [@kmk3](https://github.com/kmk3) **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `fix_memory_leak` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`b88bc52`](https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/b88bc52aa03fab76d1e1fba83be10b72b1e0302a) bugfix: fix possible memory leak in fs_home.c ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+1 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `src/firejail/fs_home.c` (+1 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description The pointer returned by ```asprintf()``` should be passed to free() to release the allocated storage when it is no longer needed. There was one exit point without previous freeing ```src```. Relates to: * #6367 --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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