[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.902,1.903
gvanrossum at users.sourceforge.net
gvanrossum at users.sourceforge.net
Sun Nov 30 17:10:24 EST 2003
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
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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
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*** 271,274 ****
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+ - 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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