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CVE-2022-48560 (GCVE-0-2022-48560)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-22 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 15:17
VLAI
Summary
A use-after-free exists in Python through 3.9 via heappushpop in heapq.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
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