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A\nlocal attacker could use this issue to cause Whoopsie to consume memory,\nresulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15570)\n","status":"published","published":"2020-08-04T17:14:50Z","modified":"2026-04-27T19:02:57.485137459Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:14.547547Z"}]}}