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Issue #8674: Fix incorrect and UB-inducing overflow checks in audioop
module.  Thanks Tomas Hoger for the patch.
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 *Release date: XX-XXX-2010*
 
+Library
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+- Issue #8674: Fixed a number of incorrect or undefined-behaviour-inducing
+  overflow checks in the audioop module (CVE-2010-1634).
+
 
 What's New in Python 2.5.5?
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