From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> In 8db1e8743c0 (clone: prevent hooks from running during a clone, 2024-03-28), I introduced an inadvertent memory leak that was unfortunately not caught before v2.45.1 was released. Here is a fix. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> --- hook.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/hook.c b/hook.c index 632b537b993..fc974cee1d8 100644 --- a/hook.c +++ b/hook.c @@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ static int identical_to_template_hook(const char *name, const char *path) found_template_hook = access(template_path.buf, X_OK) >= 0; } #endif - if (!found_template_hook) + if (!found_template_hook) { + strbuf_release(&template_path); return 0; + } ret = do_files_match(template_path.buf, path); -- gitgitgadget