[vlc-devel] [PATCH] variables: fix null-deref when the inherited variable is not in config

Thomas Guillem thomas at gllm.fr
Fri Mar 2 16:08:47 CET 2018


On Fri, Mar 2, 2018, at 15:40, RĂ©mi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> I don't see how this can cause a NULL dereference. It should fail an 
> assertion, because it is a bug (and there are no reasonable ways to 
> handle errors by the caller).

If assert are disabled, if cause a null-deref: 

char *psz_value = strdupnull (p_config->value.psz);



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> Remi Denis-Courmont
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