"double free" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} double free
  1. (programming) The situation where a program attempts to free a previously allocated resource more than once, potentially resulting in undefined behaviour that may be exploited by an attacker. Categories (topical): Programming

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