1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 2adcf5a639..b759c940f8 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -824,9 +824,19 @@ int read_author_script(const char *path, char **name, char **email, char **date,
 		error(_("missing 'GIT_AUTHOR_DATE'"));
 	if (date_i < 0 || email_i < 0 || date_i < 0 || err)
 		goto finish;
-	*name = kv.items[name_i].util;
-	*email = kv.items[email_i].util;
-	*date = kv.items[date_i].util;
+
+	if (name)
+		*name = kv.items[name_i].util;
+	else
+		free(kv.items[name_i].util);
+	if (email)
+		*email = kv.items[email_i].util;
+	else
+		free(kv.items[email_i].util);
+	if (date)
+		*date = kv.items[date_i].util;
+	else
+		free(kv.items[date_i].util);
 	retval = 0;
 finish:
 	string_list_clear(&kv, !!retval);