auth_getpass() returns a dynamically allocated copy of the plaintext

password which needs to be freed after checking (and clearing) it.

plugins/sudoers/auth/aix_auth.c

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ sudo_aix_verify(struct passwd *pw, char *prompt, sudo_auth *auth, struct sudo_co
 	message = NULL;
 	result = authenticate(pw->pw_name, pass, &reenter, &message);
 	memset_s(pass, SUDO_CONV_REPL_MAX, 0, strlen(pass));
+	free(pass);
 	prompt = message;
     } while (reenter);
 

plugins/sudoers/auth/bsdauth.c

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ bsdauth_verify(struct passwd *pw, char *prompt, sudo_auth *auth, struct sudo_con
 		log_warningx(0, N_("unable to allocate memory"));
 		debug_return_int(AUTH_FATAL);
 	    }
+	    free(pass);
 	    pass = auth_getpass(s, def_passwd_timeout * 60,
 		SUDO_CONV_PROMPT_ECHO_ON, callback);
 	    free(s);
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ bsdauth_verify(struct passwd *pw, char *prompt, sudo_auth *auth, struct sudo_con
     if (pass) {
 	authok = auth_userresponse(as, pass, 1);
 	memset_s(pass, SUDO_CONV_REPL_MAX, 0, strlen(pass));
+	free(pass);
     }
 
     /* restore old signal handler */

plugins/sudoers/auth/fwtk.c

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ restart:
 	(void) snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s\nResponse: ", &resp[10]);
 	pass = auth_getpass(buf, def_passwd_timeout * 60, SUDO_CONV_PROMPT_ECHO_OFF, callback);
 	if (pass && *pass == '\0') {
+	    free(pass);
 	    pass = auth_getpass("Response [echo on]: ",
 		def_passwd_timeout * 60, SUDO_CONV_PROMPT_ECHO_ON, callback);
 	}
@@ -132,8 +133,9 @@ restart:
 	sudo_warnx("%s", resp);
     error = AUTH_FAILURE;
 done:
-    memset_s(pass, SUDO_PASS_MAX, 0, strlen(pass));
     memset_s(buf, sizeof(buf), 0, sizeof(buf));
+    memset_s(pass, SUDO_PASS_MAX, 0, strlen(pass));
+    free(pass);
     debug_return_int(error);
 }
 

plugins/sudoers/auth/pam.c

@@ -443,14 +443,10 @@ converse(int num_msg, PAM_CONST struct pam_message **msg,
 		    sudo_debug_printf(SUDO_DEBUG_ERROR|SUDO_DEBUG_LINENO,
 			"password longer than %d", PAM_MAX_RESP_SIZE);
 		    ret = PAM_CONV_ERR;
+		    memset_s(pass, SUDO_CONV_REPL_MAX, 0, strlen(pass));
 		    goto done;
 		}
-		if ((pr->resp = strdup(pass)) == NULL) {
+		pr->resp = pass;	/* auth_getpass() malloc's a copy */
-		    sudo_warnx(U_("%s: %s"), __func__, U_("unable to allocate memory"));
-		    ret = PAM_BUF_ERR;
-		    goto done;
-		}
-		memset_s(pass, SUDO_CONV_REPL_MAX, 0, strlen(pass));
 		break;
 	    case PAM_TEXT_INFO:
 		if (pm->msg)

plugins/sudoers/auth/securid5.c

@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ sudo_securid_verify(struct passwd *pw, char *pass, sudo_auth *auth, struct sudo_
                 /* Sometimes (when current token close to expire?)
                    ACE challenges for the next token displayed
                    (entered without the PIN) */
+		if (pass != NULL) {
+		    memset_s(pass, SUDO_PASS_MAX, 0, strlen(pass));
+		    free(pass);
+		}
         	pass = auth_getpass("\
 !!! ATTENTION !!!\n\
 Wait for the token code to change, \n\
@@ -212,6 +216,11 @@ then enter the new token code.\n", \
     /* Free resources */
     SD_Close(*sd);
 
+    if (pass != NULL) {
+	memset_s(pass, SUDO_PASS_MAX, 0, strlen(pass));
+	free(pass);
+    }
+
     /* Return stored state to calling process */
     debug_return_int(rval);
 }

plugins/sudoers/auth/sia.c

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ sudo_sia_verify(struct passwd *pw, char *prompt, sudo_auth *auth,
     /* Check password and zero out plaintext copy. */
     rc = sia_ses_authent(NULL, pass, siah);
     memset_s(pass, SUDO_CONV_REPL_MAX, 0, strlen(pass));
+    free(pass);
 
     if (rc == SIASUCCESS)
 	debug_return_int(AUTH_SUCCESS);

plugins/sudoers/auth/sudo_auth.c

@@ -296,8 +296,10 @@ verify_user(struct passwd *pw, char *prompt, int validated,
 	    if (success != AUTH_FAILURE)
 		break;
 	}
-	if (!standalone)
+	if (!standalone) {
 	    memset_s(p, SUDO_CONV_REPL_MAX, 0, strlen(p));
+	    free(p);
+	}
 
 	if (success != AUTH_FAILURE)
 	    goto done;
@@ -387,6 +389,11 @@ sudo_auth_end_session(struct passwd *pw)
     debug_return_int(status == AUTH_FATAL ? -1 : 1);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Prompts the user for a password using the conversation function.
+ * Returns the plaintext password or NULL.
+ * The user is responsible for freeing the returned value.
+ */
 char *
 auth_getpass(const char *prompt, int timeout, int type,
     struct sudo_conv_callback *callback)