linedit: fix use-after-free

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index 3e16f6423..a68e5a3c0 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -1357,6 +1357,7 @@ static void win_changed(int nsig)
  */
 int FAST_FUNC read_line_input(const char *prompt, char *command, int maxsize, line_input_t *st)
 {
+        int len;
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_TAB_COMPLETION
         smallint lastWasTab = FALSE;
 #endif
@@ -1376,7 +1377,6 @@ int FAST_FUNC read_line_input(const char *prompt, char *command, int maxsize, li
          || !(initial_settings.c_lflag & ECHO)
         ) {
                 /* Happens when e.g. stty -echo was run before */
-                int len;
                 parse_and_put_prompt(prompt);
                 fflush(stdout);
                 if (fgets(command, maxsize, stdin) == NULL)
@@ -1843,9 +1843,10 @@ int FAST_FUNC read_line_input(const char *prompt, char *command, int maxsize, li
         signal(SIGWINCH, previous_SIGWINCH_handler);
         fflush(stdout);
 
+        len = command_len;
         DEINIT_S();
 
-        return command_len;
+        return len; /* can't return command_len, DEINIT_S() destroys it */
 }
 
 line_input_t* FAST_FUNC new_line_input_t(int flags)