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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-8231: Use After Free

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/14/2020
Created
01/05/2021
Added
01/04/2021
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

Due to use of a dangling pointer, libcurl 7.29.0 through 7.71.1 can use the wrong connection when sending data.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-curl

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