Fix double-free in test::ParseMkvFile cleanup logic#7
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Summary
This PR fixes a double-free bug in libwebm’s test utility helper where
test::ParseMkvFile()could free the same heap objects twice, corrupting the heap. The fix enforces single ownership of parser resources and relies on RAII to guarantee safe cleanup on all paths.Severity
S1 – double-free leading to heap corruption.
Affected Components
testing/test_util.cctest::ParseMkvFile()test::ParseMkvFileReleaseParser()test::MkvParser::~MkvParser()Vulnerability Description
test::ParseMkvFile()constructed a stack-allocatedMkvParserobject whose destructor deletes its ownedsegmentandreadermembers. The function also manually deletedparser.segmentandparser.readerbefore returning. When the function scope ended,MkvParser::~MkvParser()ran and freed the same objects again, resulting in a double-free.Certain failure paths could still allocate
reader, making the double-free reachable even when parsing fails.Fix Description
deletecalls intest::ParseMkvFile()and relied exclusively onMkvParser’s destructor for cleanup.test::ParseMkvFileReleaseParser()to usestd::unique_ptrfor temporary ownership and to transfer raw pointers to the output parser only after successful initialization, preventing partial-state ownership confusion.Before vs After
Before:
segmentandreadercould be freed twice on function return, corrupting the heap.After:
Parser resources have a single clear owner and are freed exactly once via RAII, even on failure paths.
Testing
test::ParseMkvFile().