# Fix from upstream: http://bugs.python.org/issue20246
--- Python-2.7.6/Modules/socketmodule.c.~1~ 2013-11-09 23:36:41.000000000 -0800
+++ Python-2.7.6/Modules/socketmodule.c 2014-05-14 13:48:12.538122707 -0700
@@ -2744,6 +2744,13 @@
recvlen = buflen;
}
+ /* Check if the buffer is large enough */
+ if (buflen < recvlen) {
+ PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
+ "buffer too small for requested bytes");
+ goto error;
+ }
+
readlen = sock_recvfrom_guts(s, buf.buf, recvlen, flags, &addr);
if (readlen < 0) {
/* Return an error */