Signed-off-by: Zhi Li <yieli@xxxxxxxxxx> --- >From steved: Ok... I see why tmp original value needs to be maintained to do the free()... but I'm wondering why the freeing of p->nc_netid is needed... it appears to me it is part of tmp string... so when tmp is freed won't p->nc_netid be freed as well? Reply: Yes, you are right, p->nc_neti is a part of tmp string, so freeing tmp can make p->nc_neti be freed as well. I have update the issue. src/getnetconfig.c | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/getnetconfig.c b/src/getnetconfig.c index d67d97d..cfd33c2 100644 --- a/src/getnetconfig.c +++ b/src/getnetconfig.c @@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ struct netconfig *ncp; { struct netconfig *p; char *tmp; + char *t; u_int i; if ((tmp=malloc(MAXNETCONFIGLINE)) == NULL) @@ -700,22 +701,21 @@ struct netconfig *ncp; */ *p = *ncp; p->nc_netid = (char *)strcpy(tmp,ncp->nc_netid); - tmp = strchr(tmp, 0) + 1; - p->nc_protofmly = (char *)strcpy(tmp,ncp->nc_protofmly); - tmp = strchr(tmp, 0) + 1; - p->nc_proto = (char *)strcpy(tmp,ncp->nc_proto); - tmp = strchr(tmp, 0) + 1; - p->nc_device = (char *)strcpy(tmp,ncp->nc_device); + t = strchr(tmp, 0) + 1; + p->nc_protofmly = (char *)strcpy(t,ncp->nc_protofmly); + t = strchr(t, 0) + 1; + p->nc_proto = (char *)strcpy(t,ncp->nc_proto); + t = strchr(t, 0) + 1; + p->nc_device = (char *)strcpy(t,ncp->nc_device); p->nc_lookups = (char **)malloc((size_t)(p->nc_nlookups+1) * sizeof(char *)); if (p->nc_lookups == NULL) { - free(p->nc_netid); free(p); free(tmp); return(NULL); } for (i=0; i < p->nc_nlookups; i++) { - tmp = strchr(tmp, 0) + 1; - p->nc_lookups[i] = (char *)strcpy(tmp,ncp->nc_lookups[i]); + t = strchr(t, 0) + 1; + p->nc_lookups[i] = (char *)strcpy(t,ncp->nc_lookups[i]); } return(p); } -- 2.7.5