Tag: memory leaks

  • Hacker News: A new vulnerability on IPv6 parsing in linux

    Source URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50252 Source: Hacker News Title: A new vulnerability on IPv6 parsing in linux Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a recently resolved memory leak vulnerability (CVE-2024-50252) in the Linux kernel associated with the `mlxsw` driver when handling remote IPv6 addresses. This vulnerability presents significant implications for IT…

  • The Register: To kill memory safety bugs in C code, try the TrapC fork

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/12/trapc_memory_safe_fork/ Source: The Register Title: To kill memory safety bugs in C code, try the TrapC fork Feedly Summary: Memory-safe variant is planned for next year Exclusive C and C++ programmers may not need to learn Rust after all to participate in the push for memory safety.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…