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The double free bug tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about memory management errors where a program attempts to free a memory allocation more than once. Recent content focuses on CVE-2026-31506, a double free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's bcmasp network driver related to Wake-on-LAN IRQ handling. This bug arises from ownership confusion between manual and device-managed resource freeing, potentially causing system crashes or instability. While the tag primarily references Linux kernel issues, the concept of double free bugs is relevant to Windows and other operating systems as a common programming error that can lead to security vulnerabilities or system faults. Discussions emphasize the importance of proper resource management and understanding ownership semantics in driver and kernel code.
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    CVE-2026-31506: bcmasp Wake-on-LAN Double Free from devm_request_irq Misuse

    The Linux kernel has disclosed CVE-2026-31506, a bug in the bcmasp network driver that can trigger a double free of the Wake-on-LAN IRQ if the cleanup path frees an interrupt that was already managed by devm_request_irq(). Because the device-managed IRQ framework automatically releases...
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