bpo-33989: Ensure that ms.key_compare is always initialized in list_s…

…ort_impl(). (GH-8710)
python · Feb 21, 2019 · ebc793d · ebc793d
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-08-08-20-52-55.bpo-33989.TkLBui.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-08-08-20-52-55.bpo-33989.TkLBui.rst
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+Fix a possible crash in :meth:`list.sort` when sorting objects with
+``ob_type->tp_richcompare == NULL``.  Patch by Zackery Spytz.
diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -2334,6 +2334,9 @@ list_sort_impl(PyListObject *self, PyObject *keyfunc, int reverse)
             else if ((ms.key_richcompare = key_type->tp_richcompare) != NULL) {
                 ms.key_compare = unsafe_object_compare;
             }
+            else {
+                ms.key_compare = safe_object_compare;
+            }
         }
         else {
             ms.key_compare = safe_object_compare;