ANNOUNCEMENT: Live Wireshark University & Allegro Packets online APAC Wireshark Training Session
July 17th, 2024 | 10:00am-11:55am SGT (UTC+8) | Online

Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 11002] New: Memory of a live capture doesn't get freed

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:00:36 +0000
Bug ID 11002
Summary Memory of a live capture doesn't get freed
Product Wireshark
Version 1.12.1
Hardware x86-64
OS Ubuntu
Status UNCONFIRMED
Severity Normal
Priority Low
Component GTK+ UI
Assignee [email protected]
Reporter [email protected]

Build Information:
wireshark 1.12.1 (Git Rev Unknown from unknown)

Copyright 1998-2014 Gerald Combs <[email protected]> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled (64-bit) with GTK+ 3.14.7, with Cairo 1.14.0, with Pango 1.36.8, with
GLib 2.43.3, with libpcap, with libz 1.2.8, with POSIX capabilities (Linux),
with libnl 3, with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.10.0, with Lua 5.2, without Python,
with GnuTLS 3.3.8, with Gcrypt 1.6.2, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with
PortAudio V19-devel (built Feb 25 2014 21:09:53), without AirPcap.

Running on Linux 3.18.0-14-generic, with locale C, with libpcap version 1.6.2,
with libz 1.2.8, GnuTLS 3.3.8, Gcrypt 1.6.2.
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1045T Processor

Built using gcc 4.9.2.
--
I'm noticing that the memory usage does increase fast if many packets are
captured (on my test I'm currently over 1 GiB of memory usage) but if I'm
restarting a live capture the memory of the old capture will not be freed.


You are receiving this mail because:
  • You are watching all bug changes.