[Bug 615247] [NEW] Firefox memory issue with new Google Images

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

Firefox 3.6.8; Ubuntu 10.04, fresh install (as well as previous Ubuntu
version).

With the new Google Images, see http://www.google.com/imghp, browsing a
while searching for images, the amount of memory used steadily
increases. My system becomes very slow (unusable) after all memory is
consumed. Memory can only be released by closing Firefox again. Not sure
how to test what specifically causes this (Firefox, Java, etc). Note: I
did not yet install Flash plugins yet.

Feel free to give tips to pinpoint the problem, or indicate you have the
problem as well.

~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release:	10.04
~$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 3.6.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
  Candidate: 3.6.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 3.6.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 0
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Firefox memory issue with new Google Images
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