2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 37fd950..ab70f8c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Version 4.28 -    May 2011, by Per Øyvind Karlsen
 
+- fix an invalid free() that would've happened if package summary were to be
+  missing and the "" string constant were attempted to be freed
 - fix odd problems caused by attempt at translating correct tag names for
   query table into rpm tags
 - use newSVpvs() for pushing empty strings as constants in stead
diff --git a/URPM.xs b/URPM.xs
index 9200c05..789e950 100644
--- a/URPM.xs
+++ b/URPM.xs
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ pack_header(URPM__Package pkg) {
       pkg->provides = pack_list(pkg->h, RPMTAG_PROVIDENAME, RPMTAG_PROVIDEFLAGS, RPMTAG_PROVIDEVERSION, NULL);
     if (pkg->summary == NULL) {
       const char *summary = get_name(pkg->h, RPMTAG_SUMMARY);
-      pkg->summary = summary ? (char*)summary : "";
+      pkg->summary = summary ? (char*)summary : strdup("");
     }
 
     if (!(pkg->flag & FLAG_NO_HEADER_FREE)) pkg->h =headerFree(pkg->h);