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[netCDF #WQF-989775]: memory leak in NC4_put_propattr

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  • Subject: [netCDF #WQF-989775]: memory leak in NC4_put_propattr
  • Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 12:43:01 -0700
Hello Clint,

Thanks for the report; I'll take a look and clear this up!

-Ward

> Hi,
> 
> NC4_put_propattr in nc4info.c appears to have a memory leak.
> 
> NC4_buildpropinfo() is called, and it did a malloc().
> https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/blob/master/libsrc4/nc4info.c#L158
> 
> Only in the case of failure is that memory cleaned up here.
> https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/blob/master/libsrc4/nc4info.c#L173
> 
> Perhaps the code should be changed to remove the check on ncstat,
> and go ahead with the cleanup regardless.
> 
> Thanks,
> Clint
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: WQF-989775
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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