Index: source/ariba/utility/serialization/Data.hpp
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--- source/ariba/utility/serialization/Data.hpp	(revision 5638)
+++ source/ariba/utility/serialization/Data.hpp	(revision 5870)
@@ -420,5 +420,5 @@
 
 	finline void release() {
-		delete [] bufferPtr;
+		if (bufferPtr!=NULL && bufferLen>=0) delete [] bufferPtr;
 		bufferPtr = NULL;
 		bufferLen = -1;