AX:Null pointer may be dereferenced.

• Component: Accessibility
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Lukasz Gajowy]

In function getOrCreate(Widget *widget) from AXObjectCache.cpp: null pointer 'newObj' that comes from line 325 may be dereferenced in method getAXID() and below this method.

[Radar WebKit Bug Importer]

<rdar://problem/14833466>

[chris fleizach]

that would indicate that we're passing in a new Widget type. 
Certainly that should be protected and ASSERTED, but I don't think that is actually happening anywhere

[Lukasz Gajowy]

Created attachment 209761 [details]
Patch

[chris fleizach]

Comment on attachment 209761 [details]
Patch

View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=209761&action=review

> Source/WebCore/accessibility/AXObjectCache.cpp:334
> +    // Will crash later when widget type is other than FrameView or ScrollBar.

This comment should read something like -- "Catch the case if an (unsupported) widget type is used. Only FrameView and ScrollBar are supported now."

> Source/WebCore/accessibility/AXObjectCache.cpp:335
> +    ASSERT(newObj);

we should also do a if (!newObject) return; here
the ASSERT will catch this problem in DEBUG, but not in release

[Lukasz Gajowy]

Created attachment 209849 [details]
Patch #2

[chris fleizach]

Comment on attachment 209849 [details]
Patch #2

View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=209849&action=review

> Source/WebCore/accessibility/AXObjectCache.cpp:334
> +    // Catch the case if an (unsupported) widget type is used. Only FrameView and ScrollBar are supported now.

But we should still have the ASSERT. We want both assert and (!newObj) check. 
That way if it happens in DEBUG we'll know right away, but if it happens in release, no one will crash

Thanks

[Lukasz Gajowy]

Created attachment 209850 [details]
Patch #3

Sorry, I misread your review the last time. No it is the way you explained it.

[chris fleizach]

Comment on attachment 209850 [details]
Patch #3

thanks. looks good. let's make sure the EWS bots are good before committing

[Build Bot]

Comment on attachment 209850 [details]
Patch #3

Attachment 209850 [details] did not pass win-ews (win):
Output: http://webkit-queues.appspot.com/results/1605174

[chris fleizach]

Comment on attachment 209850 [details]
Patch #3

Windows build bot seems busted, so moving forward with this

[WebKit Commit Bot]

Comment on attachment 209850 [details]
Patch #3

Clearing flags on attachment: 209850

Committed r154767: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/154767>

[WebKit Commit Bot]

All reviewed patches have been landed.  Closing bug.