Issue 9402: pyexpat: replace PyObject_DEL() by Py_DECREF() to fix a crash in pydebug mode

Issue 9402: pyexpat: replace PyObject_DEL() by Py_DECREF() to fix a crash in pydebug mode

Issue9402

Created on 2010-07-28 20:53 by vstinner, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Files
File name	Uploaded	Description	Edit
pyexpat_py_decref.patch	vstinner, 2010-07-28 20:53

Messages (2)
msg111845 - (view)	Author: STINNER Victor (vstinner) *	Date: 2010-07-28 20:53
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 #3299 for the whole story.
msg116051 - (view)	Author: STINNER Victor (vstinner) *	Date: 2010-09-10 22:25
Fixed by r84692.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2022-04-11 14:57:04	admin	set	github: 53648
2010-09-10 22:25:57	vstinner	set	status: open -> closed resolution: fixed messages: + msg116051
2010-08-04 07:57:56	flox	set	nosy: + effbot, flox type: crash components: + Extension Modules, XML, - Library (Lib) stage: patch review
2010-07-28 20:53:46	vstinner	create