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#167 pam_stack multiple memory leaks

bugfix
closed-invalid
nobody
modules (176)
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2004-09-14
2001-11-20
No

1. When pam_stack_dispatch() aborts and returns an
error, it does not free any memory allocated.
Specifically, it does not free pamh and the
environment.

2. _pam_stack_copy() overwrites existing values
without free()ing them first.

3. _pam_start_handlers(sub_pamh) and
_pam_init_handlers(sub_pamh) are called but there is
no call to _pam_free_handlers(sub_pamh). Thus the
handlers are never freed. Over time, this can add up
to quite a bit of RAM.

These issues are problems only on programs that
perform frequent and repeated authentications (such
as databases, etc.) where the memory can add up to 3-
5K per authentication.

Discussion

  • Thorsten Kukuk

    Thorsten Kukuk - 2004-09-14
    • status: open --> closed-invalid
     
  • Thorsten Kukuk

    Thorsten Kukuk - 2004-09-14

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    pam_stack is an enhancement from RedHat.
    Please report this bug to them, Linux-PAM does not
    come with a pam_stack module.

     

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