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Subject: [PATCH 1/3] perf record: Fix possible incorrect free in record__switch_output()
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:03:02 +0000
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perf_data__switch() may not assign a legal value to 'new_filename'.
In this case, 'new_filename' uses the on-stack value, which may cause a
incorrect free and unexpected result.

Fixes: 03724b2e9c45 ("perf record: Allow to limit number of reported perf.data files")
Signed-off-by: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@huawei.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 91e6828c38cc..fb8d4067b76c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1830,8 +1830,8 @@ static int
 record__switch_output(struct record *rec, bool at_exit)
 {
 	struct perf_data *data = &rec->data;
+	char *new_filename = NULL;
 	int fd, err;
-	char *new_filename;
 
 	/* Same Size:      "2015122520103046"*/
 	char timestamp[] = "InvalidTimestamp";
-- 
2.34.1