From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
To: irogers@google.com, acme@kernel.org, jistone@redhat.com,
namhyung@kernel.org
Cc: adrian.hunter@intel.com, dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com,
james.clark@linaro.org, jolsa@kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
mingo@redhat.com, peterz@infradead.org, tianyou.li@intel.com
Subject: [PATCH v5 06/10] perf ui hists: Fix NULL pointer array gap in add_script_opt()
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 22:36:24 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260710053628.1861645-6-irogers@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260710053628.1861645-1-irogers@google.com>
In add_script_opt(), the function unconditionally increments the optstr
and act pointers for a second optional 'time' popup action before
attempting to invoke add_script_opt_2(). If the first add_script_opt_2()
call failed (for example, due to an asprintf allocation failure), this
leaves a NULL pointer gap in the options array at the prior index. When
ui__popup_menu() is later displayed, it dereferences this gap and
crashes.
Fix it by avoiding unconditional pointer increments. Only advance the
optstr and act pointers if the first script addition actually succeeded,
and safely attach the time parameter to the correct assigned action.
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 675910893644..07a2e18f8aaf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -2811,7 +2811,7 @@ add_script_opt(struct hist_browser *browser,
struct popup_action *act, char **optstr,
struct thread *thread, struct symbol *sym)
{
- int n, j;
+ int n, j, ret;
struct hist_entry *he;
n = add_script_opt_2(act, optstr, thread, sym, "");
@@ -2819,17 +2819,24 @@ add_script_opt(struct hist_browser *browser,
he = hist_browser__selected_entry(browser);
if (sort_order && strstr(sort_order, "time")) {
char tstr[128];
+ struct popup_action *time_act = act;
+ char **time_optstr = optstr;
- optstr++;
- act++;
+ if (n > 0) {
+ time_optstr++;
+ time_act++;
+ }
j = sprintf(tstr, " in ");
j += timestamp__scnprintf_usec(he->time, tstr + j,
sizeof tstr - j);
j += sprintf(tstr + j, "-");
timestamp__scnprintf_usec(he->time + symbol_conf.time_quantum,
tstr + j, sizeof tstr - j);
- n += add_script_opt_2(act, optstr, thread, sym, tstr);
- act->time = he->time;
+ ret = add_script_opt_2(time_act, time_optstr, thread, sym, tstr);
+ if (ret > 0) {
+ time_act->time = he->time;
+ n += ret;
+ }
}
return n;
}
--
2.55.0.795.g602f6c329a-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-10 5:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-08 23:46 [PATCH v1 1/3] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set Ian Rogers
2026-07-08 23:46 ` [PATCH v1 2/3] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-08 23:46 ` [PATCH v1 3/3] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 3:36 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 3:36 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 3:37 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 3:37 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] perf hists browser: Increase MAX_OPTIONS to prevent stack buffer overflow Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 16:52 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 16:52 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 16:52 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 16:52 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] perf hists browser: Increase MAX_OPTIONS to prevent stack buffer overflow Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 1/9] " Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 2/9] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 3/9] perf disasm: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in arch__find() Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 4/9] perf ui hists: Fix uninitialized stack memory free on pstack allocation failure Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 5/9] perf ui hists: Fix memory leak in evsel__hists_browse() interactive loop Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 6/9] perf ui hists: Fix dso_filter reference leak and exit cleanup Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 7/9] perf ui hists: Fix NULL pointer array gap in add_script_opt() Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 8/9] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 9/9] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 01/10] perf hists browser: Increase MAX_OPTIONS to prevent stack buffer overflow Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 02/10] perf ui hists: Fix uninitialized stack memory free on pstack allocation failure Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 03/10] perf ui hists: Include limits.h for PATH_MAX definition Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 04/10] perf ui hists: Fix stack use-after-return in symbol_filter_str Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 05/10] perf disasm: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference and use-after-free in arch__find() Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` Ian Rogers [this message]
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 07/10] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set with reference counting Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 08/10] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 09/10] perf ui hists: Fix dso_filter reference leak and exit zoom cleanup Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 10/10] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
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