Valgrind: Invaid read/write of size 1 error in fscanf and struct double pointer












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I got this error from Valgrind. I could bot find the solution to fix this.
When I try to free my allocations I get segmentation fault and these errors.



> ==10096== ERROR SUMMARY: 3 errors from 3 contexts (suppressed: 0 from 0)
==10096==
==10096== 1 errors in context 1 of 3:
==10096== Invalid write of size 1
==10096== at 0x40138C: readClientFile (client.c:39)
==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
==10096== Address 0x3 is not stack'd, malloc'd or (recently) free'd
==10096==
==10096==
==10096== 1 errors in context 2 of 3:
==10096== Invalid read of size 8
==10096== at 0x401389: readClientFile (client.c:39)
==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
==10096== Address 0x5203568 is 0 bytes after a block of size 40 alloc'd
==10096== at 0x4C2B9B5: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:711)
==10096== by 0x401304: readClientFile (client.c:29)
==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
==10096==
==10096==
==10096== 1 errors in context 3 of 3:
==10096== Invalid read of size 8
==10096== at 0x401359: readClientFile (client.c:38)
==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
==10096== Address 0x5203568 is 0 bytes after a block of size 40 alloc'd
==10096== at 0x4C2B9B5: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:711)
==10096== by 0x401304: readClientFile (client.c:29)
==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)


It says that problem is about my double pointer array of structures. Related lines are below.



29.    struct client** clientsArray =calloc(numberOfClients ,sizeof(struct client*));

for(i= 0 ; i<numberOfClients; i++){
clientsArray[i] = (struct client*)malloc(sizeof(struct client));

}
while(!feof(clientFP)){

38. fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientID);
39. clientsArray[counter]->clientID[3]='';

fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientIP);
clientsArray[counter]->clientIP[11]='';

fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientMacAddress);
clientsArray[counter]->clientMacAddress[11]='';

counter++;

}


//Each line of the file is in this format: A 1.2.3.4 AAAAAAAAAA



MY CODE TO FREE CLIENTS ARRAY;



Firstly I freed the variables of each client object. And then I used this.



for(i = 0 ; i<numberOfClients ; i++){


free(clients[i]);
}
free(clients);


Can you please help me about what to change?









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    I got this error from Valgrind. I could bot find the solution to fix this.
    When I try to free my allocations I get segmentation fault and these errors.



    > ==10096== ERROR SUMMARY: 3 errors from 3 contexts (suppressed: 0 from 0)
    ==10096==
    ==10096== 1 errors in context 1 of 3:
    ==10096== Invalid write of size 1
    ==10096== at 0x40138C: readClientFile (client.c:39)
    ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
    ==10096== Address 0x3 is not stack'd, malloc'd or (recently) free'd
    ==10096==
    ==10096==
    ==10096== 1 errors in context 2 of 3:
    ==10096== Invalid read of size 8
    ==10096== at 0x401389: readClientFile (client.c:39)
    ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
    ==10096== Address 0x5203568 is 0 bytes after a block of size 40 alloc'd
    ==10096== at 0x4C2B9B5: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:711)
    ==10096== by 0x401304: readClientFile (client.c:29)
    ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
    ==10096==
    ==10096==
    ==10096== 1 errors in context 3 of 3:
    ==10096== Invalid read of size 8
    ==10096== at 0x401359: readClientFile (client.c:38)
    ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
    ==10096== Address 0x5203568 is 0 bytes after a block of size 40 alloc'd
    ==10096== at 0x4C2B9B5: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:711)
    ==10096== by 0x401304: readClientFile (client.c:29)
    ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)


    It says that problem is about my double pointer array of structures. Related lines are below.



    29.    struct client** clientsArray =calloc(numberOfClients ,sizeof(struct client*));

    for(i= 0 ; i<numberOfClients; i++){
    clientsArray[i] = (struct client*)malloc(sizeof(struct client));

    }
    while(!feof(clientFP)){

    38. fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientID);
    39. clientsArray[counter]->clientID[3]='';

    fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientIP);
    clientsArray[counter]->clientIP[11]='';

    fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientMacAddress);
    clientsArray[counter]->clientMacAddress[11]='';

    counter++;

    }


    //Each line of the file is in this format: A 1.2.3.4 AAAAAAAAAA



    MY CODE TO FREE CLIENTS ARRAY;



    Firstly I freed the variables of each client object. And then I used this.



    for(i = 0 ; i<numberOfClients ; i++){


    free(clients[i]);
    }
    free(clients);


    Can you please help me about what to change?









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      I got this error from Valgrind. I could bot find the solution to fix this.
      When I try to free my allocations I get segmentation fault and these errors.



      > ==10096== ERROR SUMMARY: 3 errors from 3 contexts (suppressed: 0 from 0)
      ==10096==
      ==10096== 1 errors in context 1 of 3:
      ==10096== Invalid write of size 1
      ==10096== at 0x40138C: readClientFile (client.c:39)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
      ==10096== Address 0x3 is not stack'd, malloc'd or (recently) free'd
      ==10096==
      ==10096==
      ==10096== 1 errors in context 2 of 3:
      ==10096== Invalid read of size 8
      ==10096== at 0x401389: readClientFile (client.c:39)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
      ==10096== Address 0x5203568 is 0 bytes after a block of size 40 alloc'd
      ==10096== at 0x4C2B9B5: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:711)
      ==10096== by 0x401304: readClientFile (client.c:29)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
      ==10096==
      ==10096==
      ==10096== 1 errors in context 3 of 3:
      ==10096== Invalid read of size 8
      ==10096== at 0x401359: readClientFile (client.c:38)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
      ==10096== Address 0x5203568 is 0 bytes after a block of size 40 alloc'd
      ==10096== at 0x4C2B9B5: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:711)
      ==10096== by 0x401304: readClientFile (client.c:29)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)


      It says that problem is about my double pointer array of structures. Related lines are below.



      29.    struct client** clientsArray =calloc(numberOfClients ,sizeof(struct client*));

      for(i= 0 ; i<numberOfClients; i++){
      clientsArray[i] = (struct client*)malloc(sizeof(struct client));

      }
      while(!feof(clientFP)){

      38. fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientID);
      39. clientsArray[counter]->clientID[3]='';

      fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientIP);
      clientsArray[counter]->clientIP[11]='';

      fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientMacAddress);
      clientsArray[counter]->clientMacAddress[11]='';

      counter++;

      }


      //Each line of the file is in this format: A 1.2.3.4 AAAAAAAAAA



      MY CODE TO FREE CLIENTS ARRAY;



      Firstly I freed the variables of each client object. And then I used this.



      for(i = 0 ; i<numberOfClients ; i++){


      free(clients[i]);
      }
      free(clients);


      Can you please help me about what to change?









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      I got this error from Valgrind. I could bot find the solution to fix this.
      When I try to free my allocations I get segmentation fault and these errors.



      > ==10096== ERROR SUMMARY: 3 errors from 3 contexts (suppressed: 0 from 0)
      ==10096==
      ==10096== 1 errors in context 1 of 3:
      ==10096== Invalid write of size 1
      ==10096== at 0x40138C: readClientFile (client.c:39)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
      ==10096== Address 0x3 is not stack'd, malloc'd or (recently) free'd
      ==10096==
      ==10096==
      ==10096== 1 errors in context 2 of 3:
      ==10096== Invalid read of size 8
      ==10096== at 0x401389: readClientFile (client.c:39)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
      ==10096== Address 0x5203568 is 0 bytes after a block of size 40 alloc'd
      ==10096== at 0x4C2B9B5: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:711)
      ==10096== by 0x401304: readClientFile (client.c:29)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
      ==10096==
      ==10096==
      ==10096== 1 errors in context 3 of 3:
      ==10096== Invalid read of size 8
      ==10096== at 0x401359: readClientFile (client.c:38)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)
      ==10096== Address 0x5203568 is 0 bytes after a block of size 40 alloc'd
      ==10096== at 0x4C2B9B5: calloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:711)
      ==10096== by 0x401304: readClientFile (client.c:29)
      ==10096== by 0x400C0B: main (main.c:15)


      It says that problem is about my double pointer array of structures. Related lines are below.



      29.    struct client** clientsArray =calloc(numberOfClients ,sizeof(struct client*));

      for(i= 0 ; i<numberOfClients; i++){
      clientsArray[i] = (struct client*)malloc(sizeof(struct client));

      }
      while(!feof(clientFP)){

      38. fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientID);
      39. clientsArray[counter]->clientID[3]='';

      fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientIP);
      clientsArray[counter]->clientIP[11]='';

      fscanf(clientFP, "%s", clientsArray[counter]->clientMacAddress);
      clientsArray[counter]->clientMacAddress[11]='';

      counter++;

      }


      //Each line of the file is in this format: A 1.2.3.4 AAAAAAAAAA



      MY CODE TO FREE CLIENTS ARRAY;



      Firstly I freed the variables of each client object. And then I used this.



      for(i = 0 ; i<numberOfClients ; i++){


      free(clients[i]);
      }
      free(clients);


      Can you please help me about what to change?






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