krb5 commit: Fix leak on error in process_chpw_request()
ghudson at mit.edu
ghudson at mit.edu
Mon Nov 9 11:58:33 EST 2026
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/ed1c283551adf9eca4758efca70d3c1698f8a27c
commit ed1c283551adf9eca4758efca70d3c1698f8a27c
Author: Julien Rische <jrische at redhat.com>
Date: Fri Sep 4 12:17:34 2026 +0200
Fix leak on error in process_chpw_request()
In process_chpw_request(), wipe the "clear" buffer before reusing it
in the chpwfail label.
[ghudson at mit.edu: removed conditionalization on wipe operation; edited
comment; rewrote commit message]
ticket: 9263 (new)
tags: pullup
target_version: 1.22-next
src/kadmin/server/schpw.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/kadmin/server/schpw.c b/src/kadmin/server/schpw.c
index 5b73a3d8d..1d7183f7a 100644
--- a/src/kadmin/server/schpw.c
+++ b/src/kadmin/server/schpw.c
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ process_chpw_request(krb5_context context, void *server_handle, char *realm,
chpwfail:
+ /* Wipe any decrypted data in clear if present, and reuse it for the error
+ * message plaintext. */
+ zapfree(clear.data, clear.length);
+ clear = empty_data();
ret = alloc_data(&clear, 2 + strlen(strresult));
if (ret)
goto bailout;
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