* [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] examples: Add check and replace av_free() to avoid potential memory errors
@ 2025-08-06 14:49 Jiasheng Jiang
2025-08-06 14:52 ` Nicolas George
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jiasheng Jiang @ 2025-08-06 14:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ffmpeg-devel; +Cc: Jiasheng Jiang
Add check for the return value of av_packet_alloc() to avoid potential NULL pointer dereference.
Moreover, replace redundant av_free() with fprintf().
Fixes: 9a38184a14 ("examples/decode_audio: allocate the packet dynamically")
Fixes: f5df897c4b ("examples/avcodec: split audio decoding into a separate example")
Signed-off-by: Jiasheng Jiang <jiashengjiangcool@gmail.com>
---
Changelog:
v1 -> v2:
1. Remove unnecessary goto.
2. Add fprintf() for error message.
---
doc/examples/decode_audio.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/examples/decode_audio.c b/doc/examples/decode_audio.c
index bcb3d87a69..26ce07a552 100644
--- a/doc/examples/decode_audio.c
+++ b/doc/examples/decode_audio.c
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
outfilename = argv[2];
pkt = av_packet_alloc();
+ if (!pkt) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate AVPacket\n");
+ exit(1); /* or proper cleanup and returning */
+ }
/* find the MPEG audio decoder */
codec = avcodec_find_decoder(AV_CODEC_ID_MP2);
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
}
outfile = fopen(outfilename, "wb");
if (!outfile) {
- av_free(c);
+ fprintf(stderr, "Could not open %s\n", outfilename);
exit(1);
}
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* Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] examples: Add check and replace av_free() to avoid potential memory errors
2025-08-06 14:49 [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] examples: Add check and replace av_free() to avoid potential memory errors Jiasheng Jiang
@ 2025-08-06 14:52 ` Nicolas George
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From: Nicolas George @ 2025-08-06 14:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches; +Cc: Jiasheng Jiang
Jiasheng Jiang (HE12025-08-06):
> Add check for the return value of av_packet_alloc() to avoid potential NULL pointer dereference.
> Moreover, replace redundant av_free() with fprintf().
>
> Fixes: 9a38184a14 ("examples/decode_audio: allocate the packet dynamically")
This one looks good to me, thanks.
> Fixes: f5df897c4b ("examples/avcodec: split audio decoding into a separate example")
???
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