Memory Leak in Firefox 50.1

[Cliff Carson]

Consistent memory leak during normal use. Seen increase in the firefox task memory use from <500 met to over 3 gig. Attaching an output of pidstat showing steady increase over the day.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: firefox 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-14.16-generic 4.10.3
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-14-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: cliff 2174 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20161213225349
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Sat Mar 25 18:39:56 2017
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExtensions:
 English (GB) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 English (South Africa) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 Default - {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-13 (40 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Alpha amd64 (20170211)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlp3s0 proto static metric 600
 10.0.3.0/24 dev lxcbr0 proto kernel scope link src 10.0.3.1 linkdown
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp3s0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp3s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.194 metric 600
MostRecentCrashID: bp-46c62897-65eb-4932-916e-3061f2170315
Plugins:
 Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
 GNOME Shell Integration - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libgnome-shell-browser-plugin.so (gnome-shell)
PrefSources:
 /usr/lib/firefox/defaults/pref/all-ubuntu-gnome.js
 prefs.js
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=50.1.0/20161213225349 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions: gnome-shell 3.24.0-0ubuntu1
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompatibleAddons: True
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/14/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: W35_37ET
dmi.board.vendor: CLEVO CO.
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: CLEVO CO.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd12/14/2012:svnCLEVOCO.:pnW35_37ET:pvrN/A:rvnCLEVOCO.:rnW35_37ET:rvrN/A:cvnCLEVOCO.:ct9:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: W35_37ET
dmi.product.version: N/A
dmi.sys.vendor: CLEVO CO.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml