CVE-2015-8631 (published 2016-02-13T02:59Z)

Multiple memory leaks in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a request specifying a NULL principal name.

Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v2 base score: 4.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVSS v3 base score: 6.5, MEDIUM (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Weakness information:
cwe_id: CWE-772
cwe_name: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
description: The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.
extended_description: When a resource is not released after use, it can allow attackers to cause a denial of service by causing the allocation of resources without triggering their release. Frequently-affected resources include memory, CPU, disk space, power or battery, etc.
         

Fix information:
repo_url: https://github.com/krb5/krb5
commit_details: repo_url: https://github.com/krb5/krb5
author: Greg Hudson
author_date: 2016-01-08 13:16:54-05:00
msg: Fix leaks in kadmin server stubs [CVE-2015-8631]

In each kadmind server stub, initialize the client_name and
server_name variables, and release them in the cleanup handler.  Many
of the stubs will otherwise leak the client and server name if
krb5_unparse_name() fails.  Also make sure to free the prime_arg
variables in rename_principal_2_svc(), or we can leak the first one if
unparsing the second one fails.  Discovered by Simo Sorce.

CVE-2015-8631:

In all versions of MIT krb5, an authenticated attacker can cause
kadmind to leak memory by supplying a null principal name in a request
which uses one.  Repeating these requests will eventually cause
kadmind to exhaust all available memory.

    CVSSv2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

ticket: 8343 (new)
target_version: 1.14-next
target_version: 1.13-next
tags: pullup
repository: repo_url: https://github.com/krb5/krb5
repo_name: krb5/krb5
description: mirror of MIT krb5 repository
repo_language: C
owner: krb5
file_changes: filename: server_stubs.c
change_type: ModificationType.MODIFY
diff: @@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ create_principal_2_svc(cprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret          ret;
     char                        *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc             client_name, service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc             client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc             service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                   minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t       handle;
     restriction_t               *rp;
@@ -382,10 +383,10 @@ create_principal_2_svc(cprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
     free(prime_arg);
-    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
-    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
 
 exit_func:
+    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
+    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -395,7 +396,8 @@ create_principal3_2_svc(cprinc3_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret          ret;
     char                        *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc             client_name, service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc             client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc             service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                   minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t       handle;
     restriction_t               *rp;
@@ -444,10 +446,10 @@ create_principal3_2_svc(cprinc3_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
     free(prime_arg);
-    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
-    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
 
 exit_func:
+    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
+    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -457,8 +459,8 @@ delete_principal_2_svc(dprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -501,10 +503,10 @@ delete_principal_2_svc(dprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 
     }
     free(prime_arg);
-    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
-    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
 
 exit_func:
+    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
+    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -514,8 +516,8 @@ modify_principal_2_svc(mprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     restriction_t                   *rp;
@@ -559,9 +561,9 @@ modify_principal_2_svc(mprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -570,10 +572,9 @@ generic_ret *
 rename_principal_2_svc(rprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret          ret;
-    char                        *prime_arg1,
-        *prime_arg2;
-    gss_buffer_desc             client_name,
-        service_name;
+    char                        *prime_arg1 = NULL, *prime_arg2 = NULL;
+    gss_buffer_desc             client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc             service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                   minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t       handle;
     restriction_t               *rp;
@@ -655,11 +656,11 @@ rename_principal_2_svc(rprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
 
     }
+exit_func:
     free(prime_arg1);
     free(prime_arg2);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -669,8 +670,8 @@ get_principal_2_svc(gprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static gprinc_ret               ret;
     char                            *prime_arg, *funcname;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -719,9 +720,9 @@ get_principal_2_svc(gprinc_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -731,8 +732,8 @@ get_princs_2_svc(gprincs_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static gprincs_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -777,9 +778,9 @@ get_princs_2_svc(gprincs_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
 
     }
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -789,8 +790,8 @@ chpass_principal_2_svc(chpass_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -840,9 +841,9 @@ chpass_principal_2_svc(chpass_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
     }
 
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -852,8 +853,8 @@ chpass_principal3_2_svc(chpass3_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -909,9 +910,9 @@ chpass_principal3_2_svc(chpass3_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
     }
 
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -921,8 +922,8 @@ setv4key_principal_2_svc(setv4key_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -969,9 +970,9 @@ setv4key_principal_2_svc(setv4key_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
     }
 
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -981,8 +982,8 @@ setkey_principal_2_svc(setkey_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1029,9 +1030,9 @@ setkey_principal_2_svc(setkey_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
     }
 
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1041,8 +1042,8 @@ setkey_principal3_2_svc(setkey3_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1092,9 +1093,9 @@ setkey_principal3_2_svc(setkey3_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
     }
 
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1106,8 +1107,8 @@ chrand_principal_2_svc(chrand_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
     krb5_keyblock               *k;
     int                         nkeys;
     char                        *prime_arg, *funcname;
-    gss_buffer_desc             client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc             client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc             service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                   minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t       handle;
     const char                  *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1164,9 +1165,9 @@ chrand_principal_2_svc(chrand_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1178,8 +1179,8 @@ chrand_principal3_2_svc(chrand3_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
     krb5_keyblock               *k;
     int                         nkeys;
     char                        *prime_arg, *funcname;
-    gss_buffer_desc             client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc             client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc             service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                   minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t       handle;
     const char                  *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1241,9 +1242,9 @@ chrand_principal3_2_svc(chrand3_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1253,8 +1254,8 @@ create_policy_2_svc(cpol_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1295,9 +1296,9 @@ create_policy_2_svc(cpol_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
         if (errmsg != NULL)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1307,8 +1308,8 @@ delete_policy_2_svc(dpol_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1347,9 +1348,9 @@ delete_policy_2_svc(dpol_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
         if (errmsg != NULL)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1359,8 +1360,8 @@ modify_policy_2_svc(mpol_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1400,9 +1401,9 @@ modify_policy_2_svc(mpol_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
         if (errmsg != NULL)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1413,8 +1414,8 @@ get_policy_2_svc(gpol_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
     static gpol_ret             ret;
     kadm5_ret_t         ret2;
     char                        *prime_arg, *funcname;
-    gss_buffer_desc             client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc             client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc             service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                   minor_stat;
     kadm5_principal_ent_rec     caller_ent;
     kadm5_server_handle_t       handle;
@@ -1475,9 +1476,9 @@ get_policy_2_svc(gpol_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
         log_unauth(funcname, prime_arg,
                    &client_name, &service_name, rqstp);
     }
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 
@@ -1488,8 +1489,8 @@ get_pols_2_svc(gpols_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static gpols_ret                ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1531,9 +1532,9 @@ get_pols_2_svc(gpols_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
         if (errmsg != NULL)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1541,7 +1542,8 @@ exit_func:
 getprivs_ret * get_privs_2_svc(krb5_ui_4 *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static getprivs_ret            ret;
-    gss_buffer_desc                client_name, service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                      minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t          handle;
     const char                     *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1571,9 +1573,9 @@ getprivs_ret * get_privs_2_svc(krb5_ui_4 *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
     if (errmsg != NULL)
         krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
 
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1583,7 +1585,8 @@ purgekeys_2_svc(purgekeys_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret          ret;
     char                        *prime_arg, *funcname;
-    gss_buffer_desc             client_name, service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc             client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc             service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                   minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t       handle;
 
@@ -1629,9 +1632,9 @@ purgekeys_2_svc(purgekeys_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1641,8 +1644,8 @@ get_strings_2_svc(gstrings_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static gstrings_ret             ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1688,9 +1691,9 @@ get_strings_2_svc(gstrings_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1700,8 +1703,8 @@ set_string_2_svc(sstring_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret              ret;
     char                            *prime_arg;
-    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc                 service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     OM_uint32                       minor_stat;
     kadm5_server_handle_t           handle;
     const char                      *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1744,9 +1747,9 @@ set_string_2_svc(sstring_arg *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
             krb5_free_error_message(handle->context, errmsg);
     }
     free(prime_arg);
+exit_func:
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
     gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
-exit_func:
     free_server_handle(handle);
     return &ret;
 }
@@ -1754,8 +1757,8 @@ exit_func:
 generic_ret *init_2_svc(krb5_ui_4 *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
 {
     static generic_ret         ret;
-    gss_buffer_desc            client_name,
-        service_name;
+    gss_buffer_desc            client_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
+    gss_buffer_desc            service_name = GSS_C_EMPTY_BUFFER;
     kadm5_server_handle_t      handle;
     OM_uint32                  minor_stat;
     const char                 *errmsg = NULL;
@@ -1797,10 +1800,10 @@ generic_ret *init_2_svc(krb5_ui_4 *arg, struct svc_req *rqstp)
                      rqstp->rq_cred.oa_flavor);
     if (errmsg != NULL)
         krb5_free_error_message(NULL, errmsg);
-    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
-    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
 
 exit_func:
+    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &client_name);
+    gss_release_buffer(&minor_stat, &service_name);
     return(&ret);
 }
 

programming_language: C