Fix wording: out of bounds read, not buffer overflow

vstinner · Mar 12, 2026 · Nov 2, 2025 · Nov 2, 2025 · Nov 2, 2025 · Nov 2, 2025
commit 67895de79aa804057081e8c456d899b55feb4aa2
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py b/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py
@@ -203,10 +203,8 @@ def test_run_module_bug1764407(self):
 
     @support.cpython_only
     def test_null_byte_in_interactive_mode(self):
-        # gh-140594: Fix a buffer overflow when a single NULL character is read
-        # from standard input in interactive mode. The test ensures that
-        # feeding a null byte to the interactive prompt does not crash
-        # the interpreter.
+        # gh-140594: Fix an out of bounds read when a single NUL character
+        # is read from the standard input in interactive mode.
         proc = spawn_python('-i')
         proc.communicate(b'\x00', timeout=10)
         self.assertEqual(proc.returncode, 0)

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-11-02-16-23-17.gh-issue-140594.YIWUpl.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-11-02-16-23-17.gh-issue-140594.YIWUpl.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Fix a buffer overflow when a single NULL character is read from the standard input.
+Fix an out of bounds read when a single NUL character is read from the standard input.
 Patch by Shamil Abdulaev.