[perl #129770] null ptr deref, segfault Perl_mess_sv (util.c:1534)

On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 08:42:03 -0800, hv wrote:
> I should clarify that I proposed rather than applied this patch only
> because mess_sv() seems quite a critical function, so I'd like a
> second opinion on the sanity of this change.

I guess Dave never saw this, since he has just committed a functionally identical change in f4c6177465 for [perl #130621].

Marking as fixed pending release.

Hugo

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• [perl #129770] null ptr deref, segfault Perl_mess_sv (util.c:1534) by Hugo van der Sanden via RT
• [perl #129770] null ptr deref, segfault Perl_mess_sv (util.c:1534) by Hugo van der Sanden via RT
• Re: [perl #129770] null ptr deref, segfault Perl_mess_sv(util.c:1534) by Dave Mitchell