Index: server/log.c
===================================================================
--- server/log.c	(Revision 451290)
+++ server/log.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 }
 
 static int log_child(apr_pool_t *p, const char *progname,
-                     apr_file_t **fpin)
+                     apr_file_t **fpin, int dummy_stderr)
 {
     /* Child process code for 'ErrorLog "|..."';
      * may want a common framework for this, since I expect it will
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
     apr_status_t rc;
     apr_procattr_t *procattr;
     apr_proc_t *procnew;
+    apr_file_t *std_out;
 
     if (((rc = apr_procattr_create(&procattr, p)) == APR_SUCCESS)
         && ((rc = apr_procattr_cmdtype_set(procattr,
@@ -244,7 +245,12 @@
                                       APR_NO_PIPE,
                                       APR_NO_PIPE)) == APR_SUCCESS)
         && ((rc = apr_procattr_error_check_set(procattr, 1)) == APR_SUCCESS)
-        && ((rc = apr_procattr_child_errfn_set(procattr, log_child_errfn)) == APR_SUCCESS)) {
+        && ((rc = apr_procattr_child_errfn_set(procattr, log_child_errfn)) == APR_SUCCESS)
+        && (dummy_stderr ? ((rc = apr_file_open_stdout(&std_out,
+                                               p)) == APR_SUCCESS) : 1)
+        && (dummy_stderr ? ((rc = apr_procattr_child_err_set(procattr,
+                                                             std_out,
+                                                             std_out)) == APR_SUCCESS) : 1)) {
         char **args;
         const char *pname;
 
@@ -261,6 +267,12 @@
              * close_handle_in_child()
              */
         }
+        /*
+         * Close parent side of dummy stderr file descriptor for child
+         * to avoid a leak
+         */
+        if (dummy_stderr)
+            apr_file_close(procnew->err);
     }
 
     return rc;
@@ -275,7 +287,7 @@
         apr_file_t *dummy = NULL;
 
         /* This starts a new process... */
-        rc = log_child (p, s->error_fname + 1, &dummy);
+        rc = log_child (p, s->error_fname + 1, &dummy, 1);
         if (rc != APR_SUCCESS) {
             ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_STARTUP, rc, NULL,
                          "Couldn't start ErrorLog process");
@@ -955,7 +967,7 @@
     apr_file_t *dummy = NULL;
     int rc;
 
-    rc = log_child(p, program, &dummy);
+    rc = log_child(p, program, &dummy, 0);
     if (rc != APR_SUCCESS) {
         ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_STARTUP, rc, NULL,
                      "Couldn't start piped log process");