[PATCH v2 08/12] worktree: fix resource leaks when branch creation fails
From: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-05 08:24:49
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the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
From: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-05 08:24:49
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
From: Johannes Schindelin <redacted> In the "add" subcommand, when `run_command()` fails while creating a new branch (line 948), the function returns -1 immediately without freeing the allocations made earlier: path (from prefix_filename at line 858), opt_track, branch_to_free, and new_branch_to_free. Redirect the error return through the existing cleanup block at the end of the function so all four allocations are properly freed. Pointed out by Coverity. Assisted-by: Claude Opus 4.6 Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <redacted> --- builtin/worktree.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index d21c43fde3..4bc7b4f6e7 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c@@ -945,14 +945,17 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix, strvec_push(&cp.args, branch); if (opt_track) strvec_push(&cp.args, opt_track); - if (run_command(&cp)) - return -1; + if (run_command(&cp)) { + ret = -1; + goto cleanup; + } branch = new_branch; } else if (opt_track) { die(_("--[no-]track can only be used if a new branch is created")); } ret = add_worktree(path, branch, &opts); +cleanup: free(path); free(opt_track); free(branch_to_free);
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