diff -r e8f3c011e2b4 Lib/test/test_descr.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py	Mon Nov 02 15:06:09 2015 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py	Tue Nov 03 18:43:27 2015 +0200
@@ -4763,6 +4763,26 @@ class PTypesLongInitTest(unittest.TestCa
         type.mro(tuple)
 
 
+class PicklingTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_issue24097(self):
+        # Slot name is freed inside __getattr__ and is later used.
+        class S(str):  # Not interned
+            pass
+        class A(object):
+            __slotnames__ = [S('spam')]
+            def __getattr__(self, attr):
+                if attr == 'spam':
+                    A.__slotnames__[:] = [S('spam')]
+                    return 42
+                else:
+                    raise AttributeError
+
+        import copy_reg
+        expected = (copy_reg.__newobj__, (A,), ({}, {'spam': 42}), None, None)
+        self.assertEqual(A().__reduce__(2), expected)
+
+
 def test_main():
     deprecations = [(r'complex divmod\(\), // and % are deprecated$',
                      DeprecationWarning)]
@@ -4774,7 +4794,8 @@ def test_main():
     with test_support.check_warnings(*deprecations):
         # Run all local test cases, with PTypesLongInitTest first.
         test_support.run_unittest(PTypesLongInitTest, OperatorsTest,
-                                  ClassPropertiesAndMethods, DictProxyTests)
+                                  ClassPropertiesAndMethods, DictProxyTests,
+                                  PicklingTests)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_main()
diff -r e8f3c011e2b4 Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Mon Nov 02 15:06:09 2015 +0200
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Tue Nov 03 18:43:27 2015 +0200
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ What's New in Python 2.7.11?
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #24097: Fixed crash in object.__reduce__() if slot name is freed inside
+  __getattr__.
+
 - Issue #24806: Prevent builtin types that are not allowed to be subclassed from
   being subclassed through multiple inheritance.
 
diff -r e8f3c011e2b4 Objects/typeobject.c
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c	Mon Nov 02 15:06:09 2015 +0200
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c	Tue Nov 03 18:43:27 2015 +0200
@@ -3262,12 +3262,16 @@ reduce_2(PyObject *obj)
             for (i = 0; i < PyList_GET_SIZE(names); i++) {
                 PyObject *name, *value;
                 name = PyList_GET_ITEM(names, i);
+                Py_INCREF(name);
                 value = PyObject_GetAttr(obj, name);
-                if (value == NULL)
+                if (value == NULL) {
+                    Py_DECREF(name);
                     PyErr_Clear();
+                }
                 else {
                     int err = PyDict_SetItem(slots, name,
                                              value);
+                    Py_DECREF(name);
                     Py_DECREF(value);
                     if (err)
                         goto end;