{"action":"Upgrade curl to 7.62.0-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"7.62.0-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"curl","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["7.62.0-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5ND549QX46HBMS501VX2PZS","modified_at":"2026-10-23T18:03:01.078047641Z","published_at":"2018-10-31T18:29:00.307Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16840","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16840"],"severity":{"label":"critical","score":9.8},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16840#Debian:14/curl","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-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"}