--- glibc-2.4/nscd/connections.c        2006-01-05 09:11:08.000000000 +0100
+++ glibc-2.4.new/nscd/connections.c    2006-03-31 15:22:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -1569,6 +1569,8 @@
                    ++firstfree;
                  while (firstfree < nused && conns[firstfree].fd != -1);
                }
+              else if (fd >= 0)
+                close (fd);

              --n;
            }