Added the free before the return.
I was wondering if a more "C++ish" resource handling could be fine for you (e.g. buffer as unique_ptr).

Fixes #7195

@lrodorigo I wouldn't mind a unique_ptr solution at all, at the very least it would be one small step towards exception friendly code.

@lrodorigo ping? will you be reworking this with a smart ptr?

Sorry, I read quickly your message and I misunderstood your message.

I can try to rework for a smart_ptr, no-except code. I can start to work on it after easter holidays.

I can try to rework for a smart_ptr, no-except code. I can start to work on it after easter holidays.

That will be nice !
We are going to merge this fix now because it solves a bug,
then when you're ready you can post another pull request using unique_ptr<>