3 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dbug/dbug.c b/dbug/dbug.c
index baf080f5e27..30ad6c2c6d1 100644
--- a/dbug/dbug.c
+++ b/dbug/dbug.c
@@ -455,6 +455,13 @@ static void DbugParse(CODE_STATE *cs, const char *control)
   rel= control[0] == '+' || control[0] == '-';
   if ((!rel || (!stack->out_file && !stack->next)))
   {
+    /*
+      We need to free what's already in init_settings, because unlike
+      the thread related stack frames there's a chance that something
+      is in these variables already.
+    */
+    if (stack == &init_settings)
+      FreeState(cs, stack, 0);
     stack->flags= 0;
     stack->delay= 0;
     stack->maxdepth= 0;
@@ -1510,7 +1517,10 @@ void _db_end_()
   while ((discard= cs->stack))
   {
     if (discard == &init_settings)
+    {
+      FreeState (cs, discard, 0);
       break;
+    }
     cs->stack= discard->next;
     FreeState(cs, discard, 1);
   }
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/variables_debug.result b/mysql-test/r/variables_debug.result
index 9cd133dddb1..85eaf34b033 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/variables_debug.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/variables_debug.result
@@ -10,3 +10,16 @@ set debug= '-P';
 select @@debug;
 @@debug
 T
+#
+# Bug #52629: memory leak from sys_var_thd_dbug in 
+#  binlog.binlog_write_error
+#
+SET GLOBAL debug='d,injecting_fault_writing';
+SELECT @@global.debug;
+@@global.debug
+d,injecting_fault_writing
+SET GLOBAL debug='';
+SELECT @@global.debug;
+@@global.debug
+
+End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/variables_debug.test b/mysql-test/t/variables_debug.test
index 7dcaf246803..8f2bde7ae42 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/variables_debug.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/variables_debug.test
@@ -10,3 +10,16 @@ set debug= '+P';
 select @@debug;
 set debug= '-P';
 select @@debug;
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug #52629: memory leak from sys_var_thd_dbug in 
+--echo #  binlog.binlog_write_error
+--echo #
+
+SET GLOBAL debug='d,injecting_fault_writing';
+SELECT @@global.debug;
+SET GLOBAL debug='';
+SELECT @@global.debug;
+
+
+--echo End of 5.1 tests