Coverity points out that the code path in qcow_create() for the magic "fat:" backing file name leaks the memory used to store the filename (CID 1307771). Free the memory before we overwrite the pointer.
Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <[email protected]> --- block/qcow.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c index 95ab123..7bd94dc 100644 --- a/block/qcow.c +++ b/block/qcow.c @@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ static int qcow_create(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp) header_size += backing_filename_len; } else { /* special backing file for vvfat */ + g_free(backing_file); backing_file = NULL; } header.cluster_bits = 9; /* 512 byte cluster to avoid copying -- 2.7.4
