CWE-416
AllowedUse After Free
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Stable
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
10829 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-X75Q-532J-6F9M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:09 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:09Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.107 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
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"CVE-2021-30581"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-03T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.107 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
"id": "GHSA-x75q-532j-6f9m",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:09:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:09:42Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30581"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1194431"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5LVY4WIWTVVYKQMROJJS365TZBKEARCF"
},
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"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPJPUSAWIJMQFBQQQYXAICLI4EKFQOH6"
},
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GHSA-X77F-2WPM-X48R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-15 15:31 – Updated: 2025-12-03 18:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: dvbdev: adopts refcnt to avoid UAF
dvb_unregister_device() is known that prone to use-after-free. That is, the cleanup from dvb_unregister_device() releases the dvb_device even if there are pointers stored in file->private_data still refer to it.
This patch adds a reference counter into struct dvb_device and delays its deallocation until no pointer refers to the object.
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"CVE-2022-50274"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-15T15:15:38Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: dvbdev: adopts refcnt to avoid UAF\n\ndvb_unregister_device() is known that prone to use-after-free.\nThat is, the cleanup from dvb_unregister_device() releases the dvb_device\neven if there are pointers stored in file-\u003eprivate_data still refer to it.\n\nThis patch adds a reference counter into struct dvb_device and delays its\ndeallocation until no pointer refers to the object.",
"id": "GHSA-x77f-2wpm-x48r",
"modified": "2025-12-03T18:30:20Z",
"published": "2025-09-15T15:31:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50274"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fc044b2b5e2d05a1fa1fb0d7f270367a7855d79"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/219b44bf94203bd433aa91b7796475bf656348e5"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2abd73433872194bccdf1432a0980e4ec5273c2a"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d18b44bb44e1f4d97dfe0efe92ac0f0984739c2"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a6f8a72d167294c0931c7874941bf37a41b6dd"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9945d05d6693710574f354c5dbddc47f5101eb77"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f0a08aa613176c9688c81d7b598a7779974991"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac521bbe3d00fa574e66a9361763f2b37725bc97"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-X77R-6XXM-WJMX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-04 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:30An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled, processing crafted XML documents can lead to an xmlValidatePopElement use-after-free.
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"CVE-2024-25062"
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"CWE-416"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-04T16:15:45Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled, processing crafted XML documents can lead to an xmlValidatePopElement use-after-free.",
"id": "GHSA-x77r-6xxm-wjmx",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:30:45Z",
"published": "2024-02-04T18:30:19Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25062"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/604"
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"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html"
},
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"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0009"
}
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-X78Q-WMVF-C2FF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 18:33 – Updated: 2026-09-08 18:33Use after free in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-69866"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T18:19:57Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Use after free in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-x78q-wmvf-c2ff",
"modified": "2026-09-08T18:33:03Z",
"published": "2026-09-08T18:33:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69866"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69866"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-X78R-6W48-6G3Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-12 15:31 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: arm64: Disassociate vcpus from redistributor region on teardown
When tearing down a redistributor region, make sure we don't have any dangling pointer to that region stored in a vcpu.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-12T13:15:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nKVM: arm64: Disassociate vcpus from redistributor region on teardown\n\nWhen tearing down a redistributor region, make sure we don\u0027t have\nany dangling pointer to that region stored in a vcpu.",
"id": "GHSA-x78r-6w48-6g3q",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:30:57Z",
"published": "2024-07-12T15:31:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d92e4a7ffd5c42b9fa864692f82476c0bf8bcc8"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/152b4123f21e6aff31cea01158176ad96a999c76"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48bb62859d47c5c4197a8c01128d0fa4f46ee58c"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68df4fc449fcc24347209e500ce26d5816705a77"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-X79X-88MR-RG7Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:30 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:30Kofax Power PDF U3D File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Kofax Power PDF. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of U3D files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20472.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-38078"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-03T02:15:48Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "Kofax Power PDF U3D File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Kofax Power PDF. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of U3D files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20472.",
"id": "GHSA-x79x-88mr-rg7q",
"modified": "2024-05-03T03:30:54Z",
"published": "2024-05-03T03:30:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38078"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-956"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-X7FM-CX6H-8JQR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-29 00:38 – Updated: 2026-05-29 12:31Use after free in WebXR in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-9995"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-28T23:16:57Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in WebXR in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-x7fm-cx6h-8jqr",
"modified": "2026-05-29T12:31:25Z",
"published": "2026-05-29T00:38:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9995"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513256572"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-X7G8-97JM-3VPJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-10 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-11 00:00A use after free vulnerability in iva_ctl driver prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to cause memory access fault.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-36855"
],
"database_specific": {
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-09T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A use after free vulnerability in iva_ctl driver prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to cause memory access fault.",
"id": "GHSA-x7g8-97jm-3vpj",
"modified": "2022-09-11T00:00:30Z",
"published": "2022-09-10T00:00:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36855"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022\u0026month=09"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-X7MX-XJ8X-R7P3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-17 09:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/iwcm: Fix a use-after-free related to destroying CM IDs
iw_conn_req_handler() associates a new struct rdma_id_private (conn_id) with an existing struct iw_cm_id (cm_id) as follows:
conn_id->cm_id.iw = cm_id;
cm_id->context = conn_id;
cm_id->cm_handler = cma_iw_handler;
rdma_destroy_id() frees both the cm_id and the struct rdma_id_private. Make sure that cm_work_handler() does not trigger a use-after-free by only freeing of the struct rdma_id_private after all pending work has finished.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-42285"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-17T09:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/iwcm: Fix a use-after-free related to destroying CM IDs\n\niw_conn_req_handler() associates a new struct rdma_id_private (conn_id) with\nan existing struct iw_cm_id (cm_id) as follows:\n\n conn_id-\u003ecm_id.iw = cm_id;\n cm_id-\u003econtext = conn_id;\n cm_id-\u003ecm_handler = cma_iw_handler;\n\nrdma_destroy_id() frees both the cm_id and the struct rdma_id_private. Make\nsure that cm_work_handler() does not trigger a use-after-free by only\nfreeing of the struct rdma_id_private after all pending work has finished.",
"id": "GHSA-x7mx-xj8x-r7p3",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:12Z",
"published": "2024-08-17T09:30:24Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42285"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/557d035fe88d78dd51664f4dc0e1896c04c97cf6"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-X7PJ-R739-2QV7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-03 21:31 – Updated: 2026-07-03 21:31Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-03T21:17:03Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.",
"id": "GHSA-x7pj-r739-2qv7",
"modified": "2026-07-03T21:31:40Z",
"published": "2026-07-03T21:31:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58288"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58288"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
Strategy: Language Selection
Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.
Mitigation
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
When freeing pointers, be sure to set them to NULL once they are freed. However, the utilization of multiple or complex data structures may lower the usefulness of this strategy.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.