[Users] [Bug 3598] use after free in function summary_execute_move_func()
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Sat Jan 23 14:43:54 CET 2016
http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3598
--- Comment #4 from Michael Rasmussen <mir at datanom.net> ---
(In reply to comment #3)
>
> Yes, that was my proposed solution. I think a "msginfo = NULL;" line at the
> end of procmsg_msginfo_free() should be enough to fix this particular
> use-after-free instance, as that function is the only way we use to free the
> heap-allocated MsgInfo structs.
>
> Setting all the pointer members of MsgInfo to NULL in procmsg_msginfo_free()
> is a nice safety bonus, and shouldn't incur much performance penalty.
You would still need to assign NULL to your own pointer since adding msginfo =
NULL in procmsg_msginfo_free will only operate on what your a pointing to and
not your own pointer.
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