+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #690526 +++

It's possible to encounter a double free of a Slapi_Entry in an error condition in dse_add().  This function makes a copy of the entry being added for use by postop plug-ins, but it can be free'd twice in the following code:

  e_copy = slapi_entry_dup(e);
  if ( dse_add_entry_pb(pdse, e_copy, pb) != 0)
  {
      slapi_send_ldap_result( pb, LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL );
      slapi_sdn_done(&sdn);
      return dse_add_return(error, e_copy);
  }

The dse_add_entry_pb() function frees the passed in entry in all conditions, but dse_add_return() also free's the passed in entry.  This double free could trigger a crash.

The way dse_add works is that entry in SLAPI_ADD_ENTRY in the pblock should be consumed upon success, but will be left for the caller to deal with upon failure.  We should be passing NULL for the second argument to dse_add_return() to avoid the double free.

--- Additional comment from nkinder on 2011-03-24 11:18:30 EDT ---

Created attachment 487370 [details]
Patch for cov#10734

--- Additional comment from rmeggins on 2011-03-24 11:24:27 EDT ---

Do we need to get this in asap?

--- Additional comment from nkinder on 2011-03-24 11:37:24 EDT ---

(In reply to comment #2)
> Do we need to get this in asap?

I don't know how easy it is to trigger this issue since it is in an error block when adding an entry to the dse backend, but it seems like we should try to get it in ASAP to me.

--- Additional comment from nkinder on 2011-03-24 11:39:15 EDT ---

Pushed to master.  Thanks to Rich for his review!

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