Title: _interpqueuesmodule.c: Use-after-free from dangling items.last pointer · Issue #146427 · python/cpython · GitHub
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Description: Crash report What happened? Summary _queue_clear_interpreter in Modules/_interpqueuesmodule.c (lines 739-774) never updates queue->items.last when removing the tail item. After the item is freed, items.last is a dangling pointer. Next qu...
Open Graph Description: Crash report What happened? Summary _queue_clear_interpreter in Modules/_interpqueuesmodule.c (lines 739-774) never updates queue->items.last when removing the tail item. After the item is freed, i...
X Description: Crash report What happened? Summary _queue_clear_interpreter in Modules/_interpqueuesmodule.c (lines 739-774) never updates queue->items.last when removing the tail item. After the item is freed...
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