diff src/message.c @ 24938:ac0211a9fb6a v8.2.3006

patch 8.2.3006: crash when echoing a value very early Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a97c36310f90ed15dbf5a2ba5bf91fc906e2e724 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Jun 15 22:39:11 2021 +0200 patch 8.2.3006: crash when echoing a value very early Problem: Crash when echoing a value very early. (Naruhiko Nishino) Solution: Do not use a NUL to truncate the message, make a copy. (closes #8388)
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:45:04 +0200
parents a26f0fa12845
children a9ea83a3659a
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--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -2751,19 +2751,21 @@ msg_puts_printf(char_u *str, int maxlen)
 
     if (*p != NUL && !(silent_mode && p_verbose == 0))
     {
-	int c = -1;
+	char_u *tofree = NULL;
 
 	if (maxlen > 0 && STRLEN(p) > (size_t)maxlen)
 	{
-	    c = p[maxlen];
-	    p[maxlen] = 0;
+	    tofree = vim_strnsave(p, (size_t)maxlen);
+	    p = tofree;
 	}
-	if (info_message)
-	    mch_msg((char *)p);
-	else
-	    mch_errmsg((char *)p);
-	if (c != -1)
-	    p[maxlen] = c;
+	if (p != NULL)
+	{
+	    if (info_message)
+		mch_msg((char *)p);
+	    else
+		mch_errmsg((char *)p);
+	    vim_free(tofree);
+	}
     }
 
     msg_didout = TRUE;	    // assume that line is not empty