[PATCH master 1/2] startup: don't read glob_t if glob("/env/init/*") fails

Sascha Hauer sha at pengutronix.de
Fri Oct 1 06:29:04 PDT 2021


On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 09:14:39AM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> globfree() is a no-op if glob_t::gl_pathv is NULL. A failed glob may not
> always initialize this member however, leading to potential memory
> corruption.
> 
> Fix this by only freeing the glob_t if glob() had succeeded.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de>
> ---
>  common/startup.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks

Sascha

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