BASH PATCH REPORT ================= Bash-Release: 4.4 Patch-ID: bash44-017 Bug-Reported-by: ZhangXiao Bug-Reference-ID: <58AD3EAC.4020608@windriver.com> Bug-Reference-URL: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-02/msg00061.html Bug-Description: There is a memory leak when `read -e' is used to read a line using readline. Patch (apply with `patch -p0'): *** ../bash-20170217/builtins/read.def 2017-01-02 16:53:02.000000000 -0500 --- builtins/read.def 2017-02-22 09:43:14.000000000 -0500 *************** *** 691,694 **** --- 691,699 ---- CHECK_ALRM; + #if defined (READLINE) + if (edit) + free (rlbuf); + #endif + if (retval < 0) { *** ../bash-4.4/patchlevel.h 2016-06-22 14:51:03.000000000 -0400 --- patchlevel.h 2016-10-01 11:01:28.000000000 -0400 *************** *** 26,30 **** looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */ ! #define PATCHLEVEL 16 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */ --- 26,30 ---- looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */ ! #define PATCHLEVEL 17 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */