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pyexpat: replace PyObject_DEL() by Py_DECREF() to fix a crash in pydebug mode #53648
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| BPO | 9402 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @vstinner, @florentx |
| Files |
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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2010-09-10.22:25:57.648>
created_at = <Date 2010-07-28.20:53:46.965>
labels = ['extension-modules', 'expert-XML', 'type-crash']
title = 'pyexpat: replace PyObject_DEL() by Py_DECREF() to fix a crash in pydebug mode'
updated_at = <Date 2010-09-10.22:25:57.646>
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closed_date = <Date 2010-09-10.22:25:57.648>
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components = ['Extension Modules', 'XML']
creation = <Date 2010-07-28.20:53:46.965>
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dependencies = []
files = ['18235']
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issue_num = 9402
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'closed'
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type = 'crash'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue9402'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.2']
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vstinner commentedon Jul 28, 2010
PyObject_DEL() should not be used to destroy an object because it will break the linked list of allocated objects using in pydebug mode to detect bugs. pyexpat should use Py_DECREF() instead of PyObject_DEL() to destroy an object.
Attached patch fixes that.
See bpo-3299 for the whole story.
vstinner commentedon Sep 10, 2010
Fixed by r84692.