"process-execute" and "process-spawn" procedures did not free memory correctly when the execve() call failed, resulting in a memory leak

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLEANSTART-2023-EI38317",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "\"process-execute\" and \"process-spawn\" procedures did not free memory correctly when the execve() call failed, resulting in a memory leak",
    "summary": "Security vulnerability affects the chicken package. The \"process-execute\" and \"process-spawn\" procedures did not free memory correctly when the execve() call failed, resulting in a memory leak.",
    "evidence": "osv:CLEANSTART-2023-EI38317",
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    "severity": "critical",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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            "purl": "pkg:apk/cleanstart/chicken",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-08T16:47:25.962469113Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
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      "references": [
        "https://github.com/cleanstart-dev/cleanstart-security-advisories/tree/main/advisories/2023/CLEANSTART-2023-EI38317.json",
        "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6831",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6831"
      ],
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        "value": "CVE-2016-6831",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 102850,
  "published_at": "2026-09-30T19:16:03.521+00:00"
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