[S] Change in flashrom[master]: flashrom.c: Position heap alloc along side check in compare_range()

[Edward O'Callaghan (Code Review)]

Edward O'Callaghan has uploaded this change for review. ( https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/69473 )

Change subject: flashrom.c: Position heap alloc along side check in compare_range()
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flashrom.c: Position heap alloc along side check in compare_range()

Change-Id: I0386ac4c09a541cb9a659b2410ce49c3292ecc6e
Signed-off-by: Edward O'Callaghan 
---
M flashrom.c
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

git pull ssh://review.coreboot.org:29418/flashrom refs/changes/73/69473/1

diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index 12ab525..d0a38c5 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -448,15 +448,16 @@
 static int check_erased_range(struct flashctx *flash, unsigned int start, unsigned int len)
 {
    int ret;
-	uint8_t *cmpbuf = malloc(len);
    const uint8_t erased_value = ERASED_VALUE(flash);

+	uint8_t *cmpbuf = malloc(len);
    if (!cmpbuf) {
    	msg_gerr("Out of memory!\n");
    	exit(1);
    }
    memset(cmpbuf, erased_value, len);
    ret = verify_range(flash, cmpbuf, start, len);
+
    free(cmpbuf);
    return ret;
 }