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@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ Security related changes:
   on the stack or the heap, depending on the length of the user name).
   Reported by Tim Rühsen.
 
+  CVE-2017-15671: The glob function, when invoked with GLOB_TILDE,
+  would sometimes fail to free memory allocated during ~ operator
+  processing, leading to a memory leak and, potentially, to a denial
+  of service.
+
 The following bugs are resolved with this release:
 
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