# CVE-2021-33641: When processing files, malloc stores the data of the current line.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-01-20 · Updated: 2025-04-03

## Affected

- n/a byacc: version range not reported

## Description

When processing files, malloc stores the data of the current line. When processing comments, malloc incorrectly accesses the released memory (use after free).

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://gitee.com/src-openeuler/byacc/commit/50225f48c6b53e9d7c936681a06682404cb8ec4d

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