diff --git a/Lib/test/test_re.py b/Lib/test/test_re.py
index 4bdaa4b6c62..b945cf094e9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_re.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_re.py
@@ -1824,6 +1824,16 @@ SUBPATTERN None 0 0
             warnings.simplefilter('error', BytesWarning)
             self.assertNotEqual(pattern3, pattern1)
 
+    def test_bug_29444(self):
+        s = bytearray(b'abcdefgh')
+        m = re.search(b'[a-h]+', s)
+        m2 = re.search(b'[e-h]+', s)
+        self.assertEqual(m.group(), b'abcdefgh')
+        self.assertEqual(m2.group(), b'efgh')
+        s[:] = b'xyz'
+        self.assertEqual(m.group(), b'xyz')
+        self.assertEqual(m2.group(), b'')
+
 
 class PatternReprTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def check(self, pattern, expected):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f025d0f48ef..097bd269423 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #29444: Fixed out-of-bounds buffer access in the group() method of
+  the match object.  Based on patch by WGH.
+
 - Issue #29335: Fix subprocess.Popen.wait() when the child process has
   exited to a stopped instead of terminated state (ex: when under ptrace).
 
diff --git a/Modules/_sre.c b/Modules/_sre.c
index 979e61fb535..d09249672f8 100644
--- a/Modules/_sre.c
+++ b/Modules/_sre.c
@@ -2003,6 +2003,7 @@ match_getslice_by_index(MatchObject* self, Py_ssize_t index, PyObject* def)
     Py_buffer view;
     PyObject *result;
     void* ptr;
+    Py_ssize_t i, j;
 
     if (index < 0 || index >= self->groups) {
         /* raise IndexError if we were given a bad group number */
@@ -2024,8 +2025,12 @@ match_getslice_by_index(MatchObject* self, Py_ssize_t index, PyObject* def)
     ptr = getstring(self->string, &length, &isbytes, &charsize, &view);
     if (ptr == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    result = getslice(isbytes, ptr,
-                      self->string, self->mark[index], self->mark[index+1]);
+
+    i = self->mark[index];
+    j = self->mark[index+1];
+    i = Py_MIN(i, length);
+    j = Py_MIN(j, length);
+    result = getslice(isbytes, ptr, self->string, i, j);
     if (isbytes && view.buf != NULL)
         PyBuffer_Release(&view);
     return result;