gdb_server: Fix segfault in (and rewrite) decode_xfer_read

[openocd.git] / src / server / gdb_server.c

diff --git a/src/server/gdb_server.c b/src/server/gdb_server.c
index e417bf45ca4228d4120a5d05a96e890259943cc4..f2d0a46f90df2aea36119f7ed65b5f01d44a1151 100644 (file)
--- a/src/server/gdb_server.c
+++ b/src/server/gdb_server.c
@@ -1669,41 +1669,31 @@ static void xml_printf(int *retval, char **xml, int *pos, int *size,
        }
 }
 
-static int decode_xfer_read(char const *_buf, char **annex, int *ofs, unsigned int *len)
+static int decode_xfer_read(char const *buf, char **annex, int *ofs, unsigned int *len)
 {
-       int ret = 0;
-       char *buf = strdup(_buf);
-       char *_annex;
-       char *separator;
-
-       /* Extract and NUL-terminate the annex. */
-       _annex = buf;
-       while (*buf && *buf != ':')
-               buf++;
-       if (*buf == '\0') {
-               ret = -1;
-               goto out;
-       }
-       *buf++ = 0;
-
-       /* Return annex as copy because "buf" will be freed in this function */
-       *annex = strdup(_annex);
+       /* Locate the annex. */
+       const char *annex_end = strchr(buf, ':');
+       if (annex_end == NULL)
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
 
        /* After the read marker and annex, qXfer looks like a
         * traditional 'm' packet. */
+       char *separator;
+       *ofs = strtoul(annex_end + 1, &separator, 16);
 
-       *ofs = strtoul(buf, &separator, 16);
-
-       if (*separator != ',') {
-               ret = -1;
-               goto out;
-       }
+       if (*separator != ',')
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
 
        *len = strtoul(separator + 1, NULL, 16);
 
-out:
-       free(buf);
-       return ret;
+       /* Extract the annex if needed */
+       if (annex != NULL) {
+               *annex = strndup(buf, annex_end - buf);
+               if (*annex == NULL)
+                       return ERROR_FAIL;
+       }
+
+       return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
 static int compare_bank(const void *a, const void *b)
@@ -2387,16 +2377,14 @@ static int gdb_query_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
                int offset;
                unsigned int length;
-               char *annex = NULL;
 
                /* skip command character */
                packet += 20;
 
-               if (decode_xfer_read(packet, &annex, &offset, &length) < 0) {
+               if (decode_xfer_read(packet, NULL, &offset, &length) < 0) {
                        gdb_send_error(connection, 01);
                        return ERROR_OK;
                }
-               free(annex);
 
                /* Target should prepare correct target description for annex.
                 * The first character of returned xml is 'm' or 'l'. 'm' for