@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ What's New in Python 2.7.12?
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #26718: super.__init__ no longer leaks memory if called multiple times.
+  NOTE: A direct call of super.__init__ is not endorsed!
+
 - Issue #13410: Fixed a bug in PyUnicode_Format where it failed to properly
   ignore errors from a __int__() method.
 
 
@@ -6741,9 +6741,9 @@ super_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
         Py_INCREF(obj);
     }
     Py_INCREF(type);
-    su->type = type;
-    su->obj = obj;
-    su->obj_type = obj_type;
+    Py_XSETREF(su->type, type);
+    Py_XSETREF(su->obj, obj);
+    Py_XSETREF(su->obj_type, obj_type);
     return 0;
 }
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -6741,9 +6741,9 @@ super_init(PyObject self, PyObject args, PyObject *kwds)`
`6741`	`6741`	`Py_INCREF(obj);`
`6742`	`6742`	`}`
`6743`	`6743`	`Py_INCREF(type);`
`6744`		`- su->type = type;`
`6745`		`- su->obj = obj;`
`6746`		`- su->obj_type = obj_type;`
	`6744`	`+ Py_XSETREF(su->type, type);`
	`6745`	`+ Py_XSETREF(su->obj, obj);`
	`6746`	`+ Py_XSETREF(su->obj_type, obj_type);`
`6747`	`6747`	`return 0;`
`6748`	`6748`	`}`
`6749`	`6749`