2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 65c9c41..d0d82db 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- fix crashing while removing several packages (#248)
+
 Version 3.38 - 16 November 2010
 
 - fix the key parsing to handle PEM encapsulated header portion (bug
diff --git a/URPM.xs b/URPM.xs
index 9e36e24..4971528 100644
--- a/URPM.xs
+++ b/URPM.xs
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ return_list_str(char *s, Header header, int32_t tag_name, int32_t tag_flags, int
     struct rpmtd_s list, flags, list_evr;
 
     if (headerGet(header, tag_name, &list, HEADERGET_DEFAULT)) {
+      memset((void*)&flags, 0, sizeof(flags));
+      memset((void*)&list_evr, 0, sizeof(list_evr));
       if (tag_flags) headerGet(header, tag_flags, &flags, HEADERGET_DEFAULT);
       if (tag_version) headerGet(header, tag_version, &list_evr, HEADERGET_DEFAULT);
       while (rpmtdNext(&list) >= 0) {