--- net-snmp-5.0.8/agent/mibgroup/mibII/ipv6.c.orig	2003-02-25 16:35:58.000000000 +0200
+++ net-snmp-5.0.8/agent/mibgroup/mibII/ipv6.c	2003-02-25 16:36:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -1961,6 +1961,7 @@
                 break;
             }
             long_return = (ifr.ifr_flags & flag) ? 1 : 2;
+            close(s);
             return (u_char *) & long_return;
         }
     }