[New-bugs-announce] [issue25716] typeobject.c call_method & call_maybe can leak references on 'func'

[Myron Walker]

New submission from Myron Walker:

The 'call_method' and 'call_maybe' function in typeobject.c are leaking
a reference on 'func' in cases where 'args == NULL'.  In this case both 
of these functions exit like so:

    if (args == NULL)
        return NULL;

When they need to do:

    if (args == NULL)
    {
        Py_DECREF(func);
        return NULL;
    }

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components: Interpreter Core
messages: 255235
nosy: Myron Walker
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: typeobject.c call_method & call_maybe can leak references on 'func'
type: resource usage
versions: Python 2.7

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