[Python-Dev] Python 2.5.3: call for patches

[Matthias Klose]

Martin v. Löwis schrieb:
> Within a few weeks, we will release Python 2.5.3. This will be the last
> bug fix release of Python 2.5, afterwards, future releases of 2.5 will
> only include security fixes, and no binaries (for Windows or OSX) will
> be provided anymore (from python.org).
> 
> In principle, the release will include all changes that are already on
> the release25-maint branch in subversion [1]. If you think that specific
> changes should be considered, please create an issue in the bug tracker
> [2], and label it with the 2.5.3 version. Backports of changes that
> are already released in Python 2.6 but may apply to 2.5 are of
> particular interest.

I would like to apply fixes for some CVE's which are addressed in 2.5 but not
yet in 2.4. this would include

CVE-2007-4965
CVE-2008-1679
CVE-2008-1721
CVE-2008-2315
CVE-2008-3144
CVE-2008-1887
CVE-2008-4864

Matthias