Bug report

Bug description:

LeakSanitizer detects memory leaks in the readline module when running test_audit.

Affected Code

Four functions in Modules/readline.c:

• line 298: PyUnicode_FSConverter call

  cpython/Modules/readline.c

  Lines 278 to 316 in b2f9fb9

  	/* Exported function to load a readline history file */
  	/*[clinic input]
  	@critical_section
  	readline.read_history_file
  	filename as filename_obj: object = None
  	/
  	Load a readline history file.
  	The default filename is ~/.history.
  	[clinic start generated code]*/
  	static PyObject *
  	readline_read_history_file_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *filename_obj)
  	/*[clinic end generated code: output=66a951836fb54fbb input=5d86fd7813172a67]*/
  	{
  	PyObject *filename_bytes;
  	if (filename_obj != Py_None) {
  	if (!PyUnicode_FSConverter(filename_obj, &filename_bytes))
  	return NULL;
  	if (PySys_Audit("open", "OCi", filename_obj, 'r', 0) < 0) {
  	return NULL;
  	}
  	errno = read_history(PyBytes_AS_STRING(filename_bytes));
  	Py_DECREF(filename_bytes);
  	} else {
  	/* Use the documented default filename here,
  	* even though readline expands it different internally. */
  	if (PySys_Audit("open", "sCi", "~/.history", 'r', 0) < 0) {
  	return NULL;
  	}
  	errno = read_history(NULL);
  	}
  	if (errno)
  	return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
  	Py_RETURN_NONE;
  	}

• line 342: PyUnicode_FSConverter call

  cpython/Modules/readline.c

  Lines 320 to 366 in b2f9fb9

  	/* Exported function to save a readline history file */
  	/*[clinic input]
  	@critical_section
  	readline.write_history_file
  	filename as filename_obj: object = None
  	/
  	Save a readline history file.
  	The default filename is ~/.history.
  	[clinic start generated code]*/
  	static PyObject *
  	readline_write_history_file_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *filename_obj)
  	/*[clinic end generated code: output=fbcad13d8ef59ae6 input=34aaada95120cfaa]*/
  	{
  	PyObject *filename_bytes;
  	const char *filename;
  	int err;
  	if (filename_obj != Py_None) {
  	if (!PyUnicode_FSConverter(filename_obj, &filename_bytes))
  	return NULL;
  	filename = PyBytes_AS_STRING(filename_bytes);
  	if (PySys_Audit("open", "OCi", filename_obj, 'w', 0) < 0) {
  	return NULL;
  	}
  	} else {
  	filename_bytes = NULL;
  	filename = NULL;
  	/* Use the documented default filename here,
  	* even though readline expands it different internally. */
  	if (PySys_Audit("open", "sCi", "~/.history", 'w', 0) < 0) {
  	return NULL;
  	}
  	}
  	errno = err = write_history(filename);
  	int history_length = FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_INT_RELAXED(_history_length);
  	if (!err && history_length >= 0)
  	history_truncate_file(filename, history_length);
  	Py_XDECREF(filename_bytes);
  	errno = err;
  	if (errno)
  	return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
  	Py_RETURN_NONE;
  	}

• line 399: PyUnicode_FSConverter call

  cpython/Modules/readline.c

  Lines 371 to 424 in b2f9fb9

  	/*[clinic input]
  	@critical_section
  	readline.append_history_file
  	nelements: int
  	filename as filename_obj: object = None
  	/
  	Append the last nelements items of the history list to file.
  	The default filename is ~/.history.
  	[clinic start generated code]*/
  	static PyObject *
  	readline_append_history_file_impl(PyObject *module, int nelements,
  	PyObject *filename_obj)
  	/*[clinic end generated code: output=5df06fc9da56e4e4 input=78a6061a8d3a0275]*/
  	{
  	if (nelements < 0)
  	{
  	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "nelements must be positive");
  	return NULL;
  	}
  	PyObject *filename_bytes;
  	const char *filename;
  	int err;
  	if (filename_obj != Py_None) {
  	if (!PyUnicode_FSConverter(filename_obj, &filename_bytes))
  	return NULL;
  	filename = PyBytes_AS_STRING(filename_bytes);
  	if (PySys_Audit("open", "OCi", filename_obj, 'a', 0) < 0) {
  	return NULL;
  	}
  	} else {
  	filename_bytes = NULL;
  	filename = NULL;
  	/* Use the documented default filename here,
  	* even though readline expands it different internally. */
  	if (PySys_Audit("open", "sCi", "~/.history", 'a', 0) < 0) {
  	return NULL;
  	}
  	}
  	errno = err = append_history(
  	nelements - libedit_append_replace_history_offset, filename);
  	int history_length = FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_INT_RELAXED(_history_length);
  	if (!err && history_length >= 0)
  	history_truncate_file(filename, history_length);
  	Py_XDECREF(filename_bytes);
  	errno = err;
  	if (errno)
  	return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
  	Py_RETURN_NONE;
  	}

• line 255: PyUnicode_FSConverter call

  cpython/Modules/readline.c

  Lines 237 to 276 in b2f9fb9

  	/*[clinic input]
  	@critical_section
  	readline.read_init_file
  	filename as filename_obj: object = None
  	/
  	Execute a readline initialization file.
  	The default filename is the last filename used.
  	[clinic start generated code]*/
  	static PyObject *
  	readline_read_init_file_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *filename_obj)
  	/*[clinic end generated code: output=8e059b676142831e input=62b767adfab6cc15]*/
  	{
  	PyObject *filename_bytes;
  	if (filename_obj != Py_None) {
  	if (!PyUnicode_FSConverter(filename_obj, &filename_bytes))
  	return NULL;
  	if (PySys_Audit("open", "OCi", filename_obj, 'r', 0) < 0) {
  	return NULL;
  	}
  	errno = rl_read_init_file(PyBytes_AS_STRING(filename_bytes));
  	Py_DECREF(filename_bytes);
  	} else {
  	/* We have the choice to either try to exactly reproduce the
  	* logic to find the filename, ignore it, or provide a dummy value.
  	* In contract to the history file manipulations, there's no
  	* clear default to choose. */
  	if (PySys_Audit("open", "sCi", "<readline_init_file>", 'r', 0) < 0) {
  	return NULL;
  	}
  	errno = rl_read_init_file(NULL);
  	}
  	if (errno)
  	return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
  	disable_bracketed_paste();
  	Py_RETURN_NONE;
  	}

Steps to Reproduce

Build:

CC=clang CXX=clang++ ./configure --disable-optimizations --with-pydebug --with-address-sanitizer && make -j$(nproc)

Run:

./python -X dev -X showrefcount -m test test_audit -j0

Result

LeakSanitizer reports 4 memory leaks of 75 bytes each (300 bytes total). Full logs attached as .log files.

Summary from LeakSanitizer:

SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: 300 byte(s) leaked in 4 allocation(s).

All leaks originate from PyUnicode_FSConverter calls in the affected functions.

CPython versions tested on:

3.14, 3.15, CPython main branch

Operating systems tested on:

Linux

Linked PRs

• gh-140398: Fix memory leaks in readline module when PySys_Audit fails #140400
• [3.14] gh-140398: fix memory leaks in readline module when PySys_Audit fails (GH-140400) #140403