{"action":"Upgrade curl to 7.62.0-r0 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"7.62.0-r0","introduced":"7.59.0"}],"component":"curl","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Alpine","ecosystem_qualifier":"Alpine:v3.16","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["7.62.0-r0"],"id":"tcs_01M5NAFC6CWM06AMFE729260F5","modified_at":"2026-10-23T17:17:55.227632259Z","published_at":"2018-10-31T18:29:00.307Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-16840","https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-16840"],"severity":{"label":"critical","score":9.8},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"ALPINE-CVE-2018-16840#Alpine:v3.16/curl","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-16840"}],"summary":"A heap use-after-free flaw was found in curl versions from 7.59.0 through 7.61.1 in the code related to closing an easy handle. When closing and cleaning up an 'easy' handle in the `Curl_close()` func"}