pidgin/pidgin

fix a heap-use-after-free in jabber_push_bytes_cb
use-after-free
2019-12-19, Fabrice Bellet
da304c8c1cf9
fix a heap-use-after-free in jabber_push_bytes_cb
--- a/libpurple/protocols/jabber/jabber.c Sun Nov 10 16:29:55 2019 +0100
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/jabber/jabber.c Thu Dec 19 10:46:28 2019 +0100
@@ -1599,8 +1599,18 @@
jabber_bosh_connection_destroy(js->bosh);
js->bosh = NULL;
} else if (js->output != NULL) {
- jabber_send_raw(js, "</stream:stream>", -1);
-
+ /* We should emit the stream termination message here
+ * normally, but since we destroy the jabber stream just
+ * after, it has no way to effectively go out on the
+ * wire. Moreover, it causes a connection lost error in
+ * the output queued stream that triggers an
+ * heap-use-after-free error in jabber_push_bytes_cb().
+ *
+ * This case happens when disabling the jabber account
+ * from the dialog box.
+ *
+ * jabber_send_raw(js, "</stream:stream>", -1);
+ */
if(js->inpa) {
g_source_remove(js->inpa);
js->inpa = 0;