From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org
Cc: zohar@linux.ibm.com, roberto.sassu@huawei.com,
Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: [ima-evm-utils: PATCH 1/2] Use EVP_PKEY_free to free a key of public_key_entry
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:23:41 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260324212342.739685-2-stefanb@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260324212342.739685-1-stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
Use EVP_PKEY_free to fix a memory leak that occurs when using free() on the
key field of public_key_entry that is a pointer to an EVP_PKEY.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
---
src/libimaevm.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/libimaevm.c b/src/libimaevm.c
index 3b268d5..6512ee5 100644
--- a/src/libimaevm.c
+++ b/src/libimaevm.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void imaevm_free_public_keys(struct public_key_entry *public_keys)
while (entry) {
next = entry->next;
if (entry->key)
- free(entry->key);
+ EVP_PKEY_free(entry->key);
free(entry);
entry = next;
}
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-24 21:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-24 21:23 [ima-evm-utils: PATCH 0/2] Fix memory leaks in libimaevm Stefan Berger
2026-03-24 21:23 ` Stefan Berger [this message]
2026-03-24 21:23 ` [ima-evm-utils: PATCH 2/2] Avoid memory leak if public_keys is NULL Stefan Berger
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