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Created attachment 763948 [details]
Test Case

Description of problem:
After upgrading to java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_4.x86_64, Java applications are consuming more memory (specifically int[] objects allocated by com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg.JPEGImageWriter), without releasing it.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_4.x86_64

How reproducible:
Easily reprocible with a test case.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Compile and run Prueba.java (attached in bz)
2. Use the following VM parameter: -Xmx64m 
3. Use the following Program Parameter: 1000

Actual results:
It throws a OOME Heap Size Exception

Expected results:
Allocate objects and print memory information

Additional info:

Created attachment 767894 [details]
Java 7 compatible test-case

Created attachment 767905 [details]
Candidate fix

pushed:
http://pkgs.devel.redhat.com/cgit/rpms/java-1.6.0-openjdk/commit/?h=rhel-6.5&id=2f3a1268c31d11de89c14a48577f78b133acab89
and building:
https://brewweb.devel.redhat.com/taskinfo?taskID=6108579

Fix has been committed upstream in the 8 branch:

http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/2d/jdk/rev/7f0e569c5a66

I'll ask the backport on 6 and 7 now.

Cheers,
Mario

The fix has been backported to 7, I'm awaiting the backport to 6 now.

I have backported the patch for 6 myself, here is the RFC:

http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk6-dev/2013-August/003033.html

And here the patch:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~neugens/8020983/webrev/

Waiting for reviewer's approval now.

The fix is in 8 and 7, and is going to 6. I will include the patch to RPMs directly to speed up escalation.

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1741.html

Note this leak also impacted RHEL 5's open jdk (java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.41.1.11.11.90.el5_9) but appears to have been fixed as well (java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.42.1.11.14.el5_10)