When shdr is NULL or the sh_name index is invalid, don't try to use it. Just call the section "[invalid section name]". Don't try to be too smart by creating a dynamic invalid name using alloca to simplify memory usage in this exceptional case.
Signed-off-by: Mark Wielaard <m...@klomp.org> --- src/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ src/nm.c | 14 ++++++-------- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog index 3786f3432..3020bd768 100644 --- a/src/ChangeLog +++ b/src/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2019-04-28 Mark Wielaard <m...@klomp.org> + + * nm.c (show_symbols_sysv): Check gelf_getshdr doesn't return + NULL. Simplify naming of invalid sections, don't use alloca. + 2019-04-28 Mark Wielaard <m...@klomp.org> * elfcmp.c (main): Check shdr1 and shdr2 are not NULL. diff --git a/src/nm.c b/src/nm.c index ffe8ca691..da1350b4c 100644 --- a/src/nm.c +++ b/src/nm.c @@ -751,19 +751,17 @@ show_symbols_sysv (Ebl *ebl, GElf_Word strndx, const char *fullname, while ((scn = elf_nextscn (ebl->elf, scn)) != NULL) { GElf_Shdr shdr_mem; + GElf_Shdr *shdr; assert (elf_ndxscn (scn) == cnt); cnt++; - char *name = elf_strptr (ebl->elf, shstrndx, - gelf_getshdr (scn, &shdr_mem)->sh_name); + char *name = NULL; + shdr = gelf_getshdr (scn, &shdr_mem); + if (shdr != NULL) + name = elf_strptr (ebl->elf, shstrndx, shdr->sh_name); if (unlikely (name == NULL)) - { - const size_t bufsz = sizeof "[invalid sh_name 0x12345678]"; - name = alloca (bufsz); - snprintf (name, bufsz, "[invalid sh_name %#" PRIx32 "]", - gelf_getshdr (scn, &shdr_mem)->sh_name); - } + name = "[invalid section name]"; scnnames[elf_ndxscn (scn)] = name; } -- 2.20.1