dd: fix flaky test_final_stats_unspec #6001
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If the first four decimal digits are zero, GNU dd elides them altogether. Here's an execution on my PC:
Our implementation conforms to this, resulting in the following CI flake:
Of course, this is just an overly strict regex in the test. This was a one-in-tenthousand flaky test.
EDIT: Fun fact, I discovered this because it flaked in #5999 (comment) .