diff --git a/usermode-1.114-fixfree.patch b/usermode-1.114-fixfree.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..387aab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usermode-1.114-fixfree.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+diff -up usermode-1.114/userhelper.c.fixfree usermode-1.114/userhelper.c
+--- usermode-1.114/userhelper.c.fixfree	2025-01-23 23:33:24.778721387 +0100
++++ usermode-1.114/userhelper.c	2025-01-23 23:57:54.375799100 +0100
+@@ -1749,7 +1755,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ 		   displaying any unwanted GUI dialogs. */
+ 		retval = pipe_conv_exec_start(data);
+ 		if (retval != 0) {
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			die(data, retval);
+ 		}
+@@ -1802,7 +1808,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ 				/* Nope, not there, either. */
+ 				debug_msg("userhelper: couldn't find wrapped "
+ 					  "binary\n");
+-				g_strfreev(environ);
+ 				environ = environ_save;
+ 				die(data, ERR_NO_PROGRAM);
+ 			}
+@@ -1837,7 +1843,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 		close(fd);
+ #endif
+-		g_strfreev(environ);
+ 		environ = environ_save;
+ 		die(data, ERR_NO_USER);
+ 	}
+@@ -1934,7 +1940,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 		close(fd);
+ #endif
+-		g_strfreev(environ);
+ 		environ = environ_save;
+ 		fail_exit(data, retval);
+ 	}
+@@ -1957,7 +1963,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 			close(fd);
+ #endif
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			fail_exit(data, retval);
+ 		} else
+@@ -1965,7 +1971,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ 			/* Reset the user's environment so that the
+ 			 * application can run normally. */
+ 			argv[optind - 1] = strdup(program);
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			become_normal(data, user);
+ 			if (data->input != NULL) {
+@@ -2008,7 +2014,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 			close(fd);
+ #endif
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			fail_exit(data, retval);
+ 		}
+@@ -2022,7 +2028,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ 		close(fd);
+ #endif
+ 		pam_end(data->pamh, retval);
+-		g_strfreev(environ);
+ 		environ = environ_save;
+ 		fail_exit(data, retval);
+ 	}
+@@ -2030,7 +2036,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 		close(fd);
+ #endif
+-		g_strfreev(environ);
+ 		environ = environ_save;
+ 		die(data, ERR_UNK_ERROR);
+ 	}
+@@ -2043,7 +2049,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ 		close(fd);
+ #endif
+ 		pam_end(data->pamh, retval);
+-		g_strfreev(environ);
+ 		environ = environ_save;
+ 		fail_exit(data, retval);
+ 	}
+@@ -2056,7 +2062,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 		close(fd);
+ #endif
+-		g_strfreev(environ);
+ 		environ = environ_save;
+ 		die(data, ERR_NO_USER);
+ 	}
+@@ -2081,7 +2087,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ 			close(fd);
+ #endif
+ 			pam_end(data->pamh, retval);
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			fail_exit(data, retval);
+ 		}
+@@ -2094,7 +2100,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ 			close(fd);
+ #endif
+ 			pam_end(data->pamh, retval);
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			fail_exit(data, retval);
+ 		}
+@@ -2105,7 +2111,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 			close(fd);
+ #endif
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			die(data, ERR_EXEC_FAILED);
+ 		}
+@@ -2143,7 +2149,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 				close(fd);
+ #endif
+-				g_strfreev(environ);
+ 				environ = environ_save;
+ 				die(data, retval);
+ 			}
+@@ -2175,7 +2181,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ 			       cmdline, user, strerror(errno));
+ 			if (data->output != NULL)
+ 				pipe_conv_exec_fail(data);
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			die(data, ERR_EXEC_FAILED);
+ 		}
+@@ -2197,7 +2203,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 			close(fd);
+ #endif
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			fail_exit(data, retval);
+ 		}
+@@ -2207,7 +2213,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 		close(fd);
+ #endif
+-		g_strfreev(environ);
+ 		environ = environ_save;
+ 		if (WIFEXITED(status))
+ 			exit(WEXITSTATUS(status));
+@@ -2241,7 +2247,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ #ifdef HAVE_FEXECVE
+ 			close(fd);
+ #endif
+-			g_strfreev(environ);
+ 			environ = environ_save;
+ 			die(data, retval);
+ 		}
+@@ -2270,7 +2276,6 @@ wrap(const char *user, const char *progr
+ 		       "root privileges on behalf of '%s': %s",
+ 		       cmdline, user, strerror(errno));
+ 		pipe_conv_exec_fail(data);
+-		g_strfreev(environ);
+ 		environ = environ_save;
+ 		die(data, ERR_EXEC_FAILED);
+ 	}
diff --git a/usermode.spec b/usermode.spec
index 77c7969..1403723 100644
--- a/usermode.spec
+++ b/usermode.spec
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 Summary: Tools for certain user account management tasks
 Name: usermode
 Version: 1.114
-Release: 11%{?dist}
+Release: 12%{?dist}
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later
 URL: https://pagure.io/%{name}/
 Source: https://releases.pagure.org/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1: config-util
+# do not free environ as glibc may want to do that, RHEL-73769
+Patch2:  usermode-1.114-fixfree.patch
 Requires: pam, passwd, util-linux
 # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/IJFYI5Q2BYZKIGDFS2WLOBDUSEGWHIKV/
 BuildRequires: make
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ graphical tools for certain account management tasks.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch -P 2 -p1 -b .fixfree
 
 %build
 %configure --with-selinux --without-fexecve %{!?with_gtk:--without-gtk}
@@ -113,6 +116,9 @@ done
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 22 2025 Michal Hlavinka <mhlavink@redhat.com> - 1.114-12
+- do not (double) free environ as glibc may want to do that (RHEL-73769)
+
 * Tue Oct 29 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 1.114-11
 - Bump release for October 2024 mass rebuild:
   Resolves: RHEL-64018