#6865 fix ref counting in initialization of pwd module

Misc/NEWS

@@ -1303,6 +1303,9 @@ C-API
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #6865: Fix reference counting issue in the initialization of the pwd
+  module.
+
 - Issue #6848: Fix curses module build failure on OS X 10.6.
 
 - Fix a segfault in expat when given a specially crafted input lead to the

Modules/pwdmodule.c

@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ initpwd(void)
 	Py_INCREF((PyObject *) &StructPwdType);
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "struct_passwd", (PyObject *) &StructPwdType);
 	/* And for b/w compatibility (this was defined by mistake): */
+        Py_INCREF((PyObject *) &StructPwdType);
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "struct_pwent", (PyObject *) &StructPwdType);
 	initialized = 1;
 }