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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from system_tests import CaseMeta, CopyTmpFiles, path
+@CopyTmpFiles("$data_path/issue_1881_poc.jpg")
+
+class SonyPreviewImageLargeAllocation(metaclass=CaseMeta):
+    """
+    Regression test for the bug described in:
+    https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1881
+    """
+    url = "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/1881"
+
+    filename = path("$tmp_path/issue_1881_poc.jpg")
+    commands = ["$exiv2 -q -d I rm $filename"]
+    stdout = [""]
+    stderr = [
+"""Exiv2 exception in erase action for file $filename:
+$kerCorruptedMetadata
+"""]
+    retval = [1]