int parse_events_multi_pmu_add(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
                               char *str, struct list_head **listp)
 {
-       struct list_head *head;
        struct parse_events_term *term;
        struct list_head *list;
        struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
 
                list_for_each_entry(alias, &pmu->aliases, list) {
                        if (!strcasecmp(alias->name, str)) {
+                               struct list_head *head;
+                               char *config;
+
                                head = malloc(sizeof(struct list_head));
                                if (!head)
                                        return -1;
                                INIT_LIST_HEAD(head);
-                               if (parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
-                                                          str, 1, false, &str, NULL) < 0)
+                               config = strdup(str);
+                               if (!config)
+                                       return -1;
+                               if (parse_events_term__num(&term,
+                                                  PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
+                                                  config, 1, false, &config,
+                                                  NULL) < 0) {
+                                       free(list);
+                                       free(config);
                                        return -1;
+                               }
                                list_add_tail(&term->list, head);
 
                                if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list,
                                                          pmu->name, head,
                                                          true, true)) {
-                                       pr_debug("%s -> %s/%s/\n", str,
+                                       pr_debug("%s -> %s/%s/\n", config,
                                                 pmu->name, alias->str);
                                        ok++;
                                }
                        }
                }
        }
-       if (!ok)
+       if (!ok) {
+               free(list);
                return -1;
+       }
        *listp = list;
        return 0;
 }
                              char *config, unsigned idx)
 {
        struct event_symbol *sym;
+       char *str;
        struct parse_events_term temp = {
                .type_val  = PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STR,
                .type_term = PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
-               .config    = config ?: (char *) "event",
+               .config    = config,
        };
 
+       if (!temp.config) {
+               temp.config = strdup("event");
+               if (!temp.config)
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+       }
        BUG_ON(idx >= PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX);
        sym = &event_symbols_hw[idx];
 
-       return new_term(term, &temp, (char *) sym->symbol, 0);
+       str = strdup(sym->symbol);
+       if (!str)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       return new_term(term, &temp, str, 0);
 }
 
 int parse_events_term__clone(struct parse_events_term **new,
                             struct parse_events_term *term)
 {
+       char *str;
        struct parse_events_term temp = {
                .type_val  = term->type_val,
                .type_term = term->type_term,
-               .config    = term->config,
+               .config    = NULL,
                .err_term  = term->err_term,
                .err_val   = term->err_val,
        };
 
-       return new_term(new, &temp, term->val.str, term->val.num);
+       if (term->config) {
+               temp.config = strdup(term->config);
+               if (!temp.config)
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+       }
+       if (term->type_val == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NUM)
+               return new_term(new, &temp, NULL, term->val.num);
+
+       str = strdup(term->val.str);
+       if (!str)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       return new_term(new, &temp, str, 0);
 }
 
 int parse_events_copy_term_list(struct list_head *old,