[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.337.2.4.2.2,1.337.2.4.2.3
Tim Peters
tim_one@users.sourceforge.net
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:07:23 -0800
Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv22958/221/Misc
Modified Files:
Tag: release22-maint
NEWS
Log Message:
zlib-1.1.4 news.
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.337.2.4.2.2
retrieving revision 1.337.2.4.2.3
diff -C2 -d -r1.337.2.4.2.2 -r1.337.2.4.2.3
*** NEWS 3 Mar 2002 21:32:00 -0000 1.337.2.4.2.2
--- NEWS 14 Mar 2002 19:07:20 -0000 1.337.2.4.2.3
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*** 9,12 ****
--- 9,19 ----
fixes the bug that no proper line number is given for bad \x escapes.
+ Extension modules
+
+ - A security hole ("double free") was found in zlib-1.1.3, a popular
+ third party compression library used by some Python modules. The
+ hole was quickly plugged in zlib-1.1.4, and the Windows build of
+ Python 2.2.1 now ships with zlib-1.1.4.
+
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