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double-free

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Definition

A memory bug where the same chunk of memory gets released twice, often leading to crashes or exploits.

A memory-safety vulnerability in which the same heap allocation is passed to free more than once, corrupting allocator metadata and frequently producing exploitable conditions.

Also called: double-frees

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