sd_varlink_call_full() returns borrowed references into the varlink connection's receive buffer (v->current). fetch_machine() stored this borrowed reference with _cleanup_(sd_json_variant_unrefp), which would unref it on error paths -- potentially freeing the parent object while the varlink connection still owns it. On success, TAKE_PTR passed the raw borrowed pointer to the caller, but the varlink connection (and its receive buffer) is freed when fetch_machine returns, leaving the caller with a dangling pointer. Fix by removing the cleanup attribute (the reference is borrowed, not owned) and taking a real ref via sd_json_variant_ref() before returning to the caller, so the data survives the varlink connection's cleanup. Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
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