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    "Prevent out-of-bounds reads in UniValue when parsing non-null-terminated string views."
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    "Needs rebase against current master before further code review."
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    "Concept ACK from sedited and testing ACK from carloantinarella.",
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      "P3 because it fixes an out-of-bounds read in the UniValue utility library for bounded inputs.",
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    "sedited requested using direct std::string_view constructor syntax rather than pointer arithmetic and removing redundant unit test cases.",
    "carloantinarella suggested adding numeric tests, and maflcko gave feedback on ensuring test buffers truly lack null termination."
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