nginx-c-module-debug
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Audited by Socket on Mar 8, 2026
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references/memdbg-cleanup-handler-leak.md
This is documentation and example code that demonstrates a critical resource-leak bug pattern in nginx modules (missing pool cleanup handlers for opened file descriptors). It is not malicious code; instead it shows how a programmer mistake can exhaust file descriptors and cause outages. Fix is to register cleanup handlers immediately after acquiring external resources. No evidence of backdoors, exfiltration, or other malware.
Confidence: 92%Severity: 60%
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