gustavonihei commented on a change in pull request #695:
URL:
https://github.com/apache/incubator-nuttx-apps/pull/695#discussion_r628553765
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File path: netutils/webclient/webclient.c
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@@ -674,225 +693,336 @@ int webclient_perform(FAR struct webclient_context *ctx)
/* Initialize the state structure */
- ws = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wget_s));
- if (!ws)
+ if (ctx->ws == NULL)
{
- return -errno;
- }
+ ws = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wget_s));
+ if (!ws)
+ {
+ return -errno;
+ }
- ws->buffer = ctx->buffer;
- ws->buflen = ctx->buflen;
+ ws->buffer = ctx->buffer;
+ ws->buflen = ctx->buflen;
- /* Parse the hostname (with optional port number) and filename
- * from the URL.
- */
+ /* Parse the hostname (with optional port number) and filename
+ * from the URL.
+ */
- ret = parseurl(ctx->url, ws);
- if (ret != 0)
- {
- nwarn("WARNING: Malformed URL: %s\n", ctx->url);
- free(ws);
- return ret;
+ ret = parseurl(ctx->url, ws);
+ if (ret != 0)
+ {
+ nwarn("WARNING: Malformed URL: %s\n", ctx->url);
+ free(ws);
Review comment:
```suggestion
free(ws);
ctx->ws = NULL;
```
To avoid use-after-free errors, the freed pointer should be nullified.
```
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