Fix: possible memory leak detected via ccc-analyzer

Destroy ipc ctx when fork fails. Bug Summary File: misc/ipc.c Warning: line 191, column 14 Potential leak of memory pointed to by 'pctx'
greenbone · Oct 21, 2022 · 134ee40 · 134ee40
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diff --git a/misc/ipc.c b/misc/ipc.c
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@ ipc_exec_as_process (enum ipc_protocol type, struct ipc_exec_context exec_ctx)
   gvm_log_lock ();
   pid = fork ();
   gvm_log_unlock ();
+  /* fork error */
   if (pid < 0)
     {
+      ipc_destroy (pctx);
       return NULL;
     }
   // we are the child process and execute given function