diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog b/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog
index 1de74afbe0..e81f8ab48b 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2002-06-01  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
+
+	* gdk-pixbuf-io.c (pixbuf_check_xbm): Accept xbms starting
+	with a C comment - those seem to be not uncommon, e.g. the Gimp 
+	produces them.  (#82706)
+
+	* io-xbm.c (read_bitmap_file_data): Don't leak memory on certain
+	invalid inputs.
+	(gdk_pixbuf__xbm_image_load_real): Don't leak memory on valid inputs.
+
 2002-05-22  Tor Lillqvist  <tml@iki.fi>
 
 	* gdk-pixbuf-io.c (get_libdir): Use GTK_BINARY_VERSION (and not
diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-io.c b/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-io.c
index b0e03319a8..b32da24dbe 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-io.c
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-io.c
@@ -193,17 +193,22 @@ pixbuf_check_xbm (guchar *buffer, int size)
 	if (size < 20)
 		return FALSE;
 
-	if (buffer [0] != '#'
-	    || buffer [1] != 'd'
-	    || buffer [2] != 'e'
-	    || buffer [3] != 'f'
-	    || buffer [4] != 'i'
-	    || buffer [5] != 'n'
-	    || buffer [6] != 'e'
-	    || buffer [7] != ' ')
-		return FALSE;
+	if (buffer [0] == '#'
+	    && buffer [1] == 'd'
+	    && buffer [2] == 'e'
+	    && buffer [3] == 'f'
+	    && buffer [4] == 'i'
+	    && buffer [5] == 'n'
+	    && buffer [6] == 'e'
+	    && buffer [7] == ' ')
+		return TRUE;
 
-	return TRUE;
+	/* Note that this requires xpm to be checked before xbm. */
+	if (buffer [0] == '/'
+	    && buffer [1] != '*')
+		return TRUE;
+
+	return FALSE;
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/io-xbm.c b/gdk-pixbuf/io-xbm.c
index d1a087e447..3ef06bb2a8 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/io-xbm.c
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/io-xbm.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ read_bitmap_file_data (FILE *fstream,
 				*ptr=value;
 			}
 		}
+		break;
 	}
 
 	if (!bits)
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ gdk_pixbuf__xbm_image_load_real (FILE *f, XBMData *context, GError **error)
 		}
 		pixels += row_stride;
 	}
+	g_free (data);
 
 	if (context) {
 		(* context->update_func) (pixbuf, 0, 0, w, h, context->user_data);