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Fix #12203: return NULL after flb_worker_context_create failure in flb_log_create #12274

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36 changes: 24 additions & 12 deletions src/flb_log.c
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Expand Up @@ -1001,6 +1001,25 @@ struct flb_log_metrics *flb_log_metrics_create()
return metrics;
}

/*
* Release everything flb_log_create() has set up so far, for the failure
* paths that run after the channel manager pipe exists but before the
* collector thread is started. flb_log_destroy() cannot be used there: it
* joins log->tid and dereferences log->worker, neither of which is valid
* yet.
*/
static void log_create_cleanup(struct flb_log *log, struct flb_config *config)
{
flb_log_metrics_destroy(log->metrics);
flb_pipe_destroy(log->ch_mng);
log_close_sink(log);
pthread_mutex_destroy(&log->queue_mutex);
pthread_mutex_destroy(&log->pipeline_queue.mutex);
mk_event_loop_destroy(log->evl);
flb_free(log);
config->log = NULL;
}

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Extend cleanup to every pre-thread failure path.

log_create_cleanup() is not used when flb_pipe_create() fails or when flb_worker_create() fails. The first path can leak log->out_fd and both queue mutexes. The second path can leak metrics, the channel-manager pipe, the sink, the worker cache, pth_mutex, and pth_cond. It also frees log->worker without the cache cleanup used by flb_log_destroy(). Since flb_config_exit() skips flb_log_destroy() after config->log is cleared, add stage-aware cleanup for both exits.

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In `@src/flb_log.c` around lines 1004 - 1022, Extend log_create_cleanup to handle
every pre-thread failure stage, including failures from flb_pipe_create and
flb_worker_create. Add stage-aware cleanup for out_fd, queue mutexes, metrics,
ch_mng, the sink, worker cache, pth_mutex, and pth_cond, and reuse the
worker-cache cleanup performed by flb_log_destroy instead of freeing log->worker
directly. Update both failure paths to invoke the appropriate cleanup before
clearing config->log.

struct flb_log *flb_log_create(struct flb_config *config, int type,
int level, char *out)
{
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1063,19 +1082,15 @@ struct flb_log *flb_log_create(struct flb_config *config, int type,

if (ret == -1) {
fprintf(stderr, "[log] could not register event\n");
mk_event_loop_destroy(log->evl);
flb_free(log);
config->log = NULL;
log_create_cleanup(log, config);
return NULL;
}

/* Create metrics */
log->metrics = flb_log_metrics_create();
if (log->metrics == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "[log] could not create log metrics\n");
mk_event_loop_destroy(log->evl);
flb_free(log);
config->log = NULL;
log_create_cleanup(log, config);
return NULL;
}

Expand All @@ -1087,9 +1102,8 @@ struct flb_log *flb_log_create(struct flb_config *config, int type,
worker = flb_worker_context_create(NULL, NULL, config);
if (!worker) {
flb_errno();
mk_event_loop_destroy(log->evl);
flb_free(log);
config->log = NULL;
log_create_cleanup(log, config);
return NULL;

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P2 Badge Release logger resources before returning on worker failure

When flb_worker_context_create() fails after the logger pipe, metrics, mutexes, and possibly the file sink have already been initialized, this new return NULL leaves those resources behind and clears config->log, so later flb_config_exit() cannot call flb_log_destroy() to clean them up. In startup or embedded callers that retry after a transient allocation failure, each failed attempt leaks the pipe descriptors, cmetrics state, and an open log file when FLB_LOG_FILE was selected; this failure path should mirror the relevant pre-thread cleanup before returning.

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^ @MsfPablo We need to release resources on exceptions.

}

/* Set the worker context global */
Expand All @@ -1099,9 +1113,7 @@ struct flb_log *flb_log_create(struct flb_config *config, int type,
ret = flb_log_worker_init(worker);
if (ret == -1) {
flb_errno();
mk_event_loop_destroy(log->evl);
flb_free(log);
config->log = NULL;
log_create_cleanup(log, config);

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Clear flb_worker_ctx before freeing worker.

FLB_TLS_SET(flb_worker_ctx, worker) runs before flb_log_worker_init(). When initialization fails, this path frees worker but leaves the TLS slot pointing to freed memory. The later flb_worker_create() failure has the same issue. Clear the slot before either free, or delay the assignment until worker setup completes.

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     ret = flb_log_worker_init(worker);
     if (ret == -1) {
         flb_errno();
+        FLB_TLS_SET(flb_worker_ctx, NULL);
         log_create_cleanup(log, config);
         flb_free(worker);
         return NULL;
     }
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@src/flb_log.c` at line 1116, Clear the flb_worker_ctx TLS slot before freeing
worker on every failed setup path, including failures in flb_log_worker_init()
and later flb_worker_create(). Update the cleanup flow around log_create_cleanup
and the corresponding worker-free paths, or delay FLB_TLS_SET(flb_worker_ctx,
worker) until initialization succeeds.

flb_free(worker);
return NULL;
}
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