Re: git: 6d2a147ae558 - main - libedit: fix use after free

From: Shawn Webb <shawn.webb_at_hardenedbsd.org>
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:49:51 UTC 
On Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 04:13:25PM +0000, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> The branch main has been updated by bapt:
> 
> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=6d2a147ae558ef423e3df451a9049200b291a8d0
> 
> commit 6d2a147ae558ef423e3df451a9049200b291a8d0
> Author:     Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
> AuthorDate: 2026-03-05 16:12:51 +0000
> Commit:     Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
> CommitDate: 2026-03-05 16:13:08 +0000
> 
>     libedit: fix use after free
> ---
>  contrib/libedit/map.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Hey Baptiste,

UAF bugs are typically thought to be security issues. Does this
particular fix warrant a security advisory? The log is unfortunately
lacking much useful metadata usually included in these kinds of
commits.

Thanks,

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