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Asymmetric denial of service In numpy

Description

NumPy NULL Pointer Dereference Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in numpy.sort in NumPy &lt and 1.19 in the PyArray_DescrNew function due to missing return-value validation, which allows attackers to conduct DoS attacks by repetitively creating sort arrays.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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