
Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv12494 Modified Files: NEWS Log Message: Add news item for _winreg fix (SF bug 851056). Index: NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.902 retrieving revision 1.903 diff -C2 -d -r1.902 -r1.903 *** NEWS 29 Nov 2003 23:52:11 -0000 1.902 --- NEWS 30 Nov 2003 22:10:15 -0000 1.903 *************** *** 271,274 **** --- 271,279 ---- ------- + - The _winreg module could segfault when reading very large registry + values, due to unchecked alloca() calls (SF bug 851056). The fix is + uses either PyMem_Malloc(n) or PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, n), + as appropriate, followed by a size check. + - file.truncate() could misbehave if the file was open for update (modes r+, rb+, w+, wb+), and the most recent file operation before
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