Yes. The PyBufferObject grabs the pointer from the PyBufferProcs supporting object when the PyBufferObject is created. If the PyBufferProcs supporting object reallocates the memory (possibly from a resize) the PyBufferObject can be left with a bad pointer. This is easily possible if you try to use the array module arrays as a buffer.
I've submitted a patch to fix this particular problem (among others), but there are still enough things that the buffer object can't do that something new is needed.
Can you remind me of the patch#? (I'm curious how you plan to fix this...)
In the PEP that I'm drafting, I've been calling the new object "bytes" (since it is just a simple array of bytes). Now that you guys are referring to it as the "memory object", should I change the name? Doesn't really matter, but it might avoid confusion to know we're all talking about the same thing.
I like bytes just fine. PS, Todd, if you can, please don't send HTML-only mail to python-dev... --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)