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Doc Bug #72793 xml_parser_free leaks mem when execute xml_set_object
Submitted: 2016-08-09 07:17 UTC Modified: 2016-08-12 09:50 UTC
From: daisukeunoz1zi at gmail dot com Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: Closed Package: *XML functions
PHP Version: 7.0.9 OS: CentOS
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2016-08-09 07:17 UTC] daisukeunoz1zi at gmail dot com
Description:
------------
---
From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.xml-parser-free
---

The memory usage of the script below goes through the roof.
It happen only when execute "xml_set_object".
It does not happen when I execute "unset($this->parser);".


Test script:
---------------
<?php
class xml  {
    var $parser;

    function __construct() 
    {
        $this->parser = xml_parser_create();
        xml_set_object($this->parser, $this);
    }

    function parse($data) 
    {
        xml_parse($this->parser, $data);
    }

    function free(){
        xml_parser_free($this->parser);
        //unset($this->parser);
    }
}

$xml_test = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><test></test>';
for ($i = 0; $i < 100000000; $i++) {
  $xml_parser = new xml();
  $xml_parser->parse($xml_test);
  $xml_parser->free();
  unset($xml_parser);
}
?>


Expected result:
----------------
Empty output.

Actual result:
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Out of memory error.

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 [2016-08-09 17:28 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Verified -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2016-08-12 09:50 UTC] cmb@php.net
This issue affects PHP 7 only, and there it can't be fixed without
causing a considerable BC break.[1] Instead the user of
xml_set_object() has to make sure to break the reference cycle
between the parser and the custom object (typically by unsetting
the parser when they're done). This has to be documented.

[1] <http://marc.info/?t=147082649400006&r=1&w=2>
 [2016-08-12 09:50 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem
 [2016-08-12 10:46 UTC] cmb@php.net
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cmb
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&amp;revision=339867
Log: Fix #72793: xml_parser_free leaks mem when execute xml_set_object
 [2016-08-12 10:57 UTC] cmb@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of cmbecker69@gmx.de
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=92a076a92bf7d2fb20e0bc5d376ce65fab268b52
Log: Fix #72793: xml_parser_free leaks mem when execute xml_set_object
 [2016-08-12 10:57 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Verified +Status: Closed
 [2016-10-17 10:09 UTC] bwoebi@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of cmbecker69@gmx.de
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=92a076a92bf7d2fb20e0bc5d376ce65fab268b52
Log: Fix #72793: xml_parser_free leaks mem when execute xml_set_object
 [2020-02-07 06:06 UTC] phpdocbot@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of cmb
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/en.git;a=commit;h=1ff86a66e656b053e99c82aa44989cb5c953c4e4
Log: Fix #72793: xml_parser_free leaks mem when execute xml_set_object
 
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