[PATCH 4/4] libtraceevent: don't return a pointer to a local variable get_field_str()

The function get_field_str() can return a pointer to string on the
stack. Replace it by a global variable.

Fixes a RETURN_LOCAL error (CWE-562)

Signed-off-by: Jerome Marchand <[email protected]>
---
 src/parse-filter.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/parse-filter.c b/src/parse-filter.c
index e448ee2..f0c0ae1 100644
--- a/src/parse-filter.c
+++ b/src/parse-filter.c
@@ -1698,6 +1698,8 @@ static int test_num(struct tep_event *event, struct tep_filter_arg *arg,
 	}
 }
 
+char hex[64];
+
 static const char *get_field_str(struct tep_filter_arg *arg, struct tep_record *record)
 {
 	struct tep_event *event;
@@ -1705,7 +1707,6 @@ static const char *get_field_str(struct tep_filter_arg *arg, struct tep_record *
 	unsigned long long addr;
 	const char *val = NULL;
 	unsigned int size;
-	char hex[64];
 
 	/* If the field is not a string convert it */
 	if (arg->str.field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_STRING) {
-- 
2.45.1