---
id: "bug-448"
status: "fixed"
status_updated: "2026-09-27"
status_note: "0c1bac44"
component: "controller"
severity: "leak"
timestamp: "2026-06-12T10:05:12.464Z"
last_seen: "2026-09-19T09:00:00Z"
occurrences: 2
files: ["src/controller/job.c"]
tags: ["wrong-value", "c", "controller", "job", "refcount", "leak", "pre-existing"]
related: ["bug-447"]
fix_commits: ["0c1bac44"]
legacy: true
---

# bug-448: job_ctrl reference leak: reference(j) taken at job.c:317 but normal exit path (job.c:444-446)…

## Description
job_ctrl reference leak: reference(j) taken at job.c:317 but normal exit path (job.c:444-446) never calls dereference(j); only the workermgr-miss error path releases it

## Environment
_Not recorded (migrated from buglog.json)._

## Reproduction
_Not recorded (migrated from buglog.json)._

## Root cause
asymmetric reference/dereference across exit paths, predates ha-commit-barrier-rollout

## Fix
NOT YET FIXED - discovered by task 3.2 adversarial review; add dereference(j) on the normal exit path

## Verification
_Not recorded (migrated from buglog.json)._

## References
- Related: bug-447