[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.831.4.78,1.831.4.79

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
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Modified Files:
      Tag: release23-maint
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Add news item for _winreg fix (SF bug 851056).


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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.
+ 
  - The _ssl extension module was built using openssl-0.9.7b.