IPC::Open3::open3() does not collect child states after failed execve(): Reproducer: $ perl -MIPC::Open3 -le 'for (1..10) { my ($in, $out); eval { my $pid = open3($in, $out, "", "unknownprogram"); waitpid($pid, 0) }; } sleep 100' Parallel process listing shows 10 zombies. Reported to upstream <https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=114722> with a fix. All Fedoras are affected (tested with perl-5.16.3-244.fc18.x86_64 and perl-5.18.0-285.fc20.x86_64).
This package has changed ownership in the Fedora Package Database. Reassigning to the new owner of this component.
perl-5.18.1-288.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/perl-5.18.1-288.fc20
Package perl-5.18.1-288.fc20: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 20 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing perl-5.18.1-288.fc20' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-16400/perl-5.18.1-288.fc20 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
perl-5.18.1-288.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.