Karim Sharif via RT wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to report a memory leak in SSL_connect(). Following code
> sample was check for memory leaks
> using "Purify" and show a 13K leak in SSL_connect().
did you read the "* I think I've detected a memory leak, is this a bug?"
item in the FAQ ?
Didn't purify give you a somewhat more precise description where
the mem leak is ?
...
> peer = SSL_get_peer_certificate(servercon);
> if (peer != NULL) {
> memset(sname, 0, sizeof(sname));
> X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_subject_name(peer), sname, 400);
>
> memset(iname, 0, sizeof(iname));
> X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_issuer_name(peer), iname, 400);
>
> memset(peerCN, 0, sizeof(peerCN));
> X509_NAME_get_text_by_NID(X509_get_subject_name(peer), 13,
> peerCN, 256);
> }
>
> SSL_free(servercon);
> SSL_CTX_free(ssl_ctx);
at least a "X509_free(peer);" is missing here, as SSL_get_peer_certificate
increases the reference counter of the X509 object.
> return 1;
> }
Cheers,
Nils
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