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The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

one-line fix
 n.

    Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a program that is thought to be
    trivial or insignificant right up to the moment it crashes the system.
    Usually ?cured? by another one-line fix. See also I didn't change
    anything!



The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

one-line fix

   Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a program that is
   thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to the moment
   it crashes the system.  Usually "cured" by another one-line
   fix.  See also I didn't change anything!