Bug 794632 – Python 2.6 installation is not 64 bit clean

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Bug 794632 - Python 2.6 installation is not 64 bit clean

Summary:	Python 2.6 installation is not 64 bit clean

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	python (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	6.2
Hardware:	x86_64 Linux

Priority	unspecified Severity medium
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	---
Assigned To:	Petr Viktorin
QA Contact:	Branislav Náter
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Keywords:	Patch

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Reported:	2012-02-17 01:39 EST by Chris Hoge
Modified:	2016-04-29 05:44 EDT (History)
CC List:	5 users (show)

See Also:
Fixed In Version:	python-2.6.6-55.el6
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Cause: fileobject.c uses a 32 bit value for INT_MAX (2147483647) Consequence: Iteration over files bigger than 2147483647B fails with Exception Fix: Use Py_ssize_t value which has the same size as the compiler's size_t type instead of int value Result: It's possible to iteratete over big files (<(2^64/2)B)
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Last Closed:	2015-07-22 02:39:15 EDT
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Backported patch (2.60 KB, patch) 2015-01-08 07:50 EST, Petr Viktorin	no flags	Details \| Diff
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External Trackers
Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2015:1330	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Moderate: python security, bug fix, and enhancement update	2015-07-20 14:00:12 EDT

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Description Chris Hoge 2012-02-17 01:39:12 EST

Description of problem:
Use of a python file iterator on sys.stdin with large files (> 2GB) results in an assertion.
python: Objects/fileobject.c:2117: readahead_get_line_skip: Assertion `skip+len < 2147483647' failed.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Python x86_64 2.6.6 29.el6

How reproducible:
Bug was found working from Openstack Glance source tree.

Steps to Reproduce:
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Expected results:


Additional info:
fileobject.c uses a 32 bit value for INT_MAX (2147483647) rather than a 64 bit value.

Comment 3 RHEL Product and Program Management 2012-12-14 03:38:47 EST

This request was not resolved in time for the current release.
Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if still desired, for consideration in
the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 4 Petr Viktorin 2015-01-08 07:49:48 EST

Upstream issue: http://bugs.python.org/issue22526
Fix for 2.7: https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/beadb3e1dc81

Comment 5 Petr Viktorin 2015-01-08 07:50:52 EST

Created attachment 977785 [details]
Backported patch

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2015-07-22 02:39:15 EDT

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1330.html

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