changeset:   102823:c7f9e66826a0
user:        Mark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com>
date:        Sun Aug 21 09:31:44 2016 +0100
files:       Misc/NEWS
description:
Issue #27662: add missing Misc/NEWS entry.


diff -r cd3d079ad2b5 -r c7f9e66826a0 Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Sun Aug 21 08:55:15 2016 +0100
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Sun Aug 21 09:31:44 2016 +0100
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #27662: Fix an overflow check in ``List_New``: the original code was
+  checking against ``Py_SIZE_MAX`` instead of the correct upper bound of
+  ``Py_SSIZE_T_MAX``. Patch by Xiang Zhang.
+
 - Issue #27782: Multi-phase extension module import now correctly allows the
   ``m_methods`` field to be used to add module level functions to instances
   of non-module types returned from ``Py_create_mod``. Patch by Xiang Zhang.