Re: libpcap: Memory-loeaks SIGSEGV

[Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>]

TJ wrote:

> I'm not sure if these leaks and losses are related to the SIGSEGV but
> they certainly ought to be cleared up.

Yes, they should, and here's how you do it:

In your program, replace

        pcap_if_t *this_dev;
        pcap_if_t **alldevsp = &this_dev;

with

        pcap_if_t *alldevs, *this_dev;

replace

        if (pcap_findalldevs(alldevsp, errbuf) == 0) {

with

        if (pcap_findalldevs(&alldevs, errbuf) == 0) {

replace

        this_dev = *alldevsp;

with

        this_dev = alldevs;

and replace

        pcap_freealldevs(*alldevsp); // free list memory

with

        pcap_freealldevs(alldevs); // free list memory

which will fix the bug in your program that causes the leaks.
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