[MESOS-6527] Memory leak in the libprocess request decoder.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.28.3, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.2.0
• Component/s: libprocess
• Labels: mesosphere
• Target Version/s: 0.28.3, 1.0.2, 1.1.0
• Sprint: Mesosphere Sprint 46
• Story Points: 2
• Assignee: Anand Mazumdar
• Reporter: Anand Mazumdar
• Shepherd: Benjamin Mahler
• Created: 01/Nov/16 23:13
• Updated: 02/Nov/16 06:34
• Resolved: 02/Nov/16 06:34

Description

The libprocess decoder can leak a Request object in cases when a client disconnects while the request is in progress. In such cases, the decoder's destructor won't delete the active Request object that it had allocated on the heap.

https://github.com/apache/mesos/blob/master/3rdparty/libprocess/src/decoder.hpp#L271