1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 0dda25d82d06..e8c72de0f70c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -2307,10 +2307,17 @@ static int convert_name_to_addr(struct perf_probe_event *pev, const char *exec)
                 function = NULL;
         }
         if (!pev->group) {
-                char *ptr1, *ptr2;
+                char *ptr1, *ptr2, *exec_copy;
 
                 pev->group = zalloc(sizeof(char *) * 64);
-                ptr1 = strdup(basename(exec));
+                exec_copy = strdup(exec);
+                if (!exec_copy) {
+                        ret = -ENOMEM;
+                        pr_warning("Failed to copy exec string.\n");
+                        goto out;
+                }
+
+                ptr1 = strdup(basename(exec_copy));
                 if (ptr1) {
                         ptr2 = strpbrk(ptr1, "-._");
                         if (ptr2)
@@ -2319,6 +2326,7 @@ static int convert_name_to_addr(struct perf_probe_event *pev, const char *exec)
                                         ptr1);
                         free(ptr1);
                 }
+                free(exec_copy);
         }
         free(pp->function);
         pp->function = zalloc(sizeof(char *) * MAX_PROBE_ARGS);