https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=173229
Bug ID: 173229
Summary: Memory leak when using shape with image background in
LibreOffice Writer
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 26.2.5.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
OS: Windows (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Whenever I try to add an image background to a shape in LibreOffice Writer the
memory usage of Writer explodes until my PC freezes up and Writer becomes
non-responsive.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create new, empty Writer document (.docx or .odt, doesn't matter)
2. Open Task Manager, watch memory usage of LibreOffice process
3. Insert shape
- "Insert" -> "Shape" -> "Basic Shapes" -> "Rectangle, Rounded"
4. Edit background in shape properties
- "Properties" -> "Area" -> "Fill: Bitmap"
Actual Results:
As soon as I select "Bitmap" in the "Fill" dropdown I can see that the memory
usage of LibreOffice explodes until it becomes non-responsive and 100% of my
PCs memory is used.
In my particular case this means that the LibreOffice Writer process jumps from
~300MB memory usage to ~10GB within ~20 seconds.
Expected Results:
Add image background to shape without Writer freezing or leaking excessive
amounts of memory.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
OS: Windows 11 25H2 26200.9168
Libre Office: 26.2.5.2 (X86_64), Build ID:
cd7284b4cbbfeb507e630c1aac019f4157393acb
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