Backport rev 55450:

SF bug #1721309: Clear data so random memory does not get freed.
2007-05-19 03:53:33 +00:00 · 2007-05-19 03:53:33 +00:00 · f86ae691d3
parent cf0fab2686
commit f86ae691d3
2 changed files with 7 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ Library
  run in verbose mode.


+Extension Modules
+-----------------
+
+- Bug #1721309: prevent bsddb module from freeing random memory.
+
+
 Documentation
 -------------

--- a/Modules/_bsddb.c
+++ b/Modules/_bsddb.c
@ -1713,6 +1713,7 @@ DB_get_both(DBObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwargs)
        return NULL;
    }

+    CLEAR_DBT(data);
    flags |= DB_GET_BOTH;

    if (CHECK_DBFLAG(self, DB_THREAD)) {