Don't free up EVP_MD_CTX.

Don't free up passed EVP_MD_CTX in ASN1_item_sign_ctx(). This
simplifies handling and retains compatiblity with previous behaviour.

PR#4446

Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>
Reviewed-by: Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org>

diff --git a/apps/req.c b/apps/req.c
index b128fa8c3e51e469b0234298531c2ca2c50847d9..edf998ba703a8b81fa5d5f2d31d184ecd2c03350 100644 (file)
--- a/apps/req.c
+++ b/apps/req.c
@@ -1523,13 +1523,9 @@ int do_X509_sign(X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey, const EVP_MD *md,
     EVP_MD_CTX *mctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
 
     rv = do_sign_init(mctx, pkey, md, sigopts);
-    /* Note: X509_sign_ctx() calls ASN1_item_sign_ctx(), which destroys
-     * the EVP_MD_CTX we send it, so only destroy it here if the former
-     * isn't called */
     if (rv > 0)
         rv = X509_sign_ctx(x, mctx);
-    else
-        EVP_MD_CTX_free(mctx);
+    EVP_MD_CTX_free(mctx);
     return rv > 0 ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
@@ -1539,13 +1535,9 @@ int do_X509_REQ_sign(X509_REQ *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey, const EVP_MD *md,
     int rv;
     EVP_MD_CTX *mctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
     rv = do_sign_init(mctx, pkey, md, sigopts);
-    /* Note: X509_REQ_sign_ctx() calls ASN1_item_sign_ctx(), which destroys
-     * the EVP_MD_CTX we send it, so only destroy it here if the former
-     * isn't called */
     if (rv > 0)
         rv = X509_REQ_sign_ctx(x, mctx);
-    else
-        EVP_MD_CTX_free(mctx);
+    EVP_MD_CTX_free(mctx);
     return rv > 0 ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
@@ -1555,12 +1547,8 @@ int do_X509_CRL_sign(X509_CRL *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey, const EVP_MD *md,
     int rv;
     EVP_MD_CTX *mctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
     rv = do_sign_init(mctx, pkey, md, sigopts);
-    /* Note: X509_CRL_sign_ctx() calls ASN1_item_sign_ctx(), which destroys
-     * the EVP_MD_CTX we send it, so only destroy it here if the former
-     * isn't called */
     if (rv > 0)
         rv = X509_CRL_sign_ctx(x, mctx);
-    else
-        EVP_MD_CTX_free(mctx);
+    EVP_MD_CTX_free(mctx);
     return rv > 0 ? 1 : 0;
 }

diff --git a/crypto/asn1/a_sign.c b/crypto/asn1/a_sign.c
index 2abbe778050272529a719544accc120c9bfc96f1..616f97993fa9b3f17d32e4fe152a197a54aea87f 100644 (file)
--- a/crypto/asn1/a_sign.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/a_sign.c
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ int ASN1_item_sign(const ASN1_ITEM *it, X509_ALGOR *algor1,
                    X509_ALGOR *algor2, ASN1_BIT_STRING *signature, void *asn,
                    EVP_PKEY *pkey, const EVP_MD *type)
 {
+    int rv;
     EVP_MD_CTX *ctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
 
     if (ctx == NULL) {
@@ -226,7 +227,11 @@ int ASN1_item_sign(const ASN1_ITEM *it, X509_ALGOR *algor1,
         EVP_MD_CTX_free(ctx);
         return 0;
     }
-    return ASN1_item_sign_ctx(it, algor1, algor2, signature, asn, ctx);
+
+    rv = ASN1_item_sign_ctx(it, algor1, algor2, signature, asn, ctx);
+
+    EVP_MD_CTX_free(ctx);
+    return rv;
 }
 
 int ASN1_item_sign_ctx(const ASN1_ITEM *it,
@@ -318,7 +323,6 @@ int ASN1_item_sign_ctx(const ASN1_ITEM *it,
     signature->flags &= ~(ASN1_STRING_FLAG_BITS_LEFT | 0x07);
     signature->flags |= ASN1_STRING_FLAG_BITS_LEFT;
  err:
-    EVP_MD_CTX_free(ctx);
     OPENSSL_clear_free((char *)buf_in, (unsigned int)inl);
     OPENSSL_clear_free((char *)buf_out, outll);
     return (outl);