gh-131719: add NULL pointer check to _PyMem_FreeDelayed (gh-131720)

tom-pytel · web-flow · commit 0a91456ad14b · 2025-03-25T10:49:18.000-04:00
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-03-25-13-58-25.gh-issue-131719.zKv98a.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-03-25-13-58-25.gh-issue-131719.zKv98a.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix missing NULL check in ``_PyMem_FreeDelayed`` in :term:`free-threaded <free threading>` build.
diff --git a/Objects/obmalloc.c b/Objects/obmalloc.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,9 @@ void
 _PyMem_FreeDelayed(void *ptr)
 {
     assert(!((uintptr_t)ptr & 0x01));
-    free_delayed((uintptr_t)ptr);
+    if (ptr != NULL) {
+        free_delayed((uintptr_t)ptr);
+    }
 }
 
 #ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED

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	`1`	+Fix missing NULL check in ``_PyMem_FreeDelayed`` in :term:`free-threaded <free threading>` build.