Commit b0ef5fcaa17 for php.net
commit b0ef5fcaa17c2c3b7c48cfd4665eb1b7e8be272c
Author: ndossche <7771979+ndossche@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed May 20 22:17:05 2026 +0200
zlib: fix memory leak if deflate initialization fails and there is a dict
```
Direct leak of 52 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from:
#0 0x7ff90cd2c161 in malloc (/usr/lib/libasan.so.8+0x12c161) (BuildId: ee5fbab73143ab257a66a33afe0f038a4af7a74e)
#1 0x55de10c9a468 in tracked_malloc /work/php-8.4/Zend/zend_alloc.c:2973
#2 0x55de10c99443 in _emalloc /work/php-8.4/Zend/zend_alloc.c:2740
#3 0x55de102deb86 in zlib_create_dictionary_string /work/php-8.4/ext/zlib/zlib.c:836
#4 0x55de102e145a in zif_deflate_init /work/php-8.4/ext/zlib/zlib.c:1144
#5 0x55de10dcac6c in ZEND_DO_ICALL_SPEC_RETVAL_USED_HANDLER /work/php-8.4/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h:1351
#6 0x55de10f2d69d in execute_ex /work/php-8.4/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h:58907
#7 0x55de10f41666 in zend_execute /work/php-8.4/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h:64334
#8 0x55de110a6cf8 in zend_execute_script /work/php-8.4/Zend/zend.c:1934
#9 0x55de10af0ddb in php_execute_script_ex /work/php-8.4/main/main.c:2577
#10 0x55de10af128f in php_execute_script /work/php-8.4/main/main.c:2617
#11 0x55de110ac5e1 in do_cli /work/php-8.4/sapi/cli/php_cli.c:935
#12 0x55de110ae592 in main /work/php-8.4/sapi/cli/php_cli.c:1322
#13 0x7ff90c027740 (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x27740) (BuildId: 020d6f7c33b2413f4fe10814c4729dce1387f049)
#14 0x7ff90c027878 in __libc_start_main (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x27878) (BuildId: 020d6f7c33b2413f4fe10814c4729dce1387f049)
#15 0x55de10005964 in _start (/work/php-8.4/sapi/cli/php+0x605964) (BuildId: 5f144db4e56ea623e070c56445fb1dfa3f8d085d)
SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: 52 byte(s) leaked in 1 allocation(s).
```
Closes GH-22101.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 04593f1ce82..905ac0c91cf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ PHP NEWS
IntlCalendar::equals(), ::before(), ::after(), and ::isEquivalentTo().
(Weilin Du)
+- Zlib:
+ . Fixed memory leak if deflate initialization fails and there is a dict.
+ (ndossche)
04 Jun 2026, PHP 8.4.22
diff --git a/ext/zlib/zlib.c b/ext/zlib/zlib.c
index 91623b070b3..916fd100cc4 100644
--- a/ext/zlib/zlib.c
+++ b/ext/zlib/zlib.c
@@ -908,6 +908,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(inflate_init)
}
if (inflateInit2(&ctx->Z, encoding) != Z_OK) {
+ efree(dict);
zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "Failed allocating zlib.inflate context");
RETURN_FALSE;
@@ -1158,6 +1159,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(deflate_init)
}
if (deflateInit2(&ctx->Z, level, Z_DEFLATED, encoding, memory, strategy) != Z_OK) {
+ efree(dict);
zval_ptr_dtor(return_value);
php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "Failed allocating zlib.deflate context");
RETURN_FALSE;