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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
9820 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-5M2X-9H8V-H39X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-20 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-17 15:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: Fix UAF in __close_file_table_ids
A use-after-free is possible if one thread destroys the file via __ksmbd_close_fd while another thread holds a reference to it. The existing checks on fp->refcount are not sufficient to prevent this.
The fix takes ft->lock around the section which removes the file from the file table. This prevents two threads acquiring the same file pointer via __close_file_table_ids, as well as the other functions which retrieve a file from the IDR and which already use this same lock.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-37952"
],
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-20T16:15:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nksmbd: Fix UAF in __close_file_table_ids\n\nA use-after-free is possible if one thread destroys the file\nvia __ksmbd_close_fd while another thread holds a reference to\nit. The existing checks on fp-\u003erefcount are not sufficient to\nprevent this.\n\nThe fix takes ft-\u003elock around the section which removes the\nfile from the file table. This prevents two threads acquiring the\nsame file pointer via __close_file_table_ids, as well as the other\nfunctions which retrieve a file from the IDR and which already use\nthis same lock.",
"id": "GHSA-5m2x-9h8v-h39x",
"modified": "2025-11-17T15:30:32Z",
"published": "2025-05-20T18:30:56Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37952"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16727e442568a46d9cca69fe2595896de86e120d"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36991c1ccde2d5a521577c448ffe07fcccfe104d"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e9841e232b51171ddf3bc4ee517d5d28dc8cad6"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fec1f9e9a650e8e7011330a085c77e7bf2a08ea9"
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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-5M4J-2J6W-HFF8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:55 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:55Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.375 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.162 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.635 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, and CVE-2016-6932.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-6929"
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2016-09-14T18:59:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.375 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.162 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.635 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, and CVE-2016-6932.",
"id": "GHSA-5m4j-2j6w-hff8",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:55:56Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:55:56Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6929"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1865.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92927"
},
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036791"
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5M5V-W78J-286F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-06 15:30 – Updated: 2025-02-13 18:31A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.
On an error when building a nftables rule, deactivating immediate expressions in nft_immediate_deactivate() can lead unbinding the chain and objects be deactivated but later used.
We recommend upgrading past commit 0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-4015"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-09-06T14:15:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel\u0027s netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.\n\nOn an error when building a nftables rule, deactivating immediate expressions in nft_immediate_deactivate() can lead unbinding the chain and objects be deactivated but later used.\n\nWe recommend upgrading past commit 0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2.",
"id": "GHSA-5m5v-w78j-286f",
"modified": "2025-02-13T18:31:51Z",
"published": "2023-09-06T15:30:27Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4015"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2"
},
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"url": "https://kernel.dance/0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492"
}
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"severity": [
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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"
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]
}
GHSA-5M64-3X43-VXJX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-25 09:31 – Updated: 2026-07-08 15:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: iptfs: fix use-after-free on first_skb in __input_process_payload
__input_process_payload() stores first_skb into xtfs->ra_newskb under drop_lock when starting partial reassembly, then unlocks and breaks out of the processing loop. The post-loop check reads xtfs->ra_newskb without the lock to decide whether first_skb is still owned:
if (first_skb && first_iplen && !defer && first_skb != xtfs->ra_newskb)
Between spin_unlock and this read, a concurrent CPU running iptfs_reassem_cont() (or the drop_timer hrtimer) can complete reassembly, NULL xtfs->ra_newskb, and free the skb. The check then evaluates first_skb != NULL as true, and pskb_trim/ip_summed/consume_skb operate on the freed skb — a use-after-free in skbuff_head_cache.
Replace the unlocked read with a local bool that records whether first_skb was handed to the reassembly state in the current call. The flag is set after the existing spin_unlock, before the break, using the pointer equality that is stable at that point (first_skb == skb iff first_skb was stored in ra_newskb).
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"CVE-2026-53240"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-25T09:16:41Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfrm: iptfs: fix use-after-free on first_skb in __input_process_payload\n\n__input_process_payload() stores first_skb into xtfs-\u003era_newskb under\ndrop_lock when starting partial reassembly, then unlocks and breaks out\nof the processing loop. The post-loop check reads xtfs-\u003era_newskb\nwithout the lock to decide whether first_skb is still owned:\n\n if (first_skb \u0026\u0026 first_iplen \u0026\u0026 !defer \u0026\u0026 first_skb != xtfs-\u003era_newskb)\n\nBetween spin_unlock and this read, a concurrent CPU running\niptfs_reassem_cont() (or the drop_timer hrtimer) can complete\nreassembly, NULL xtfs-\u003era_newskb, and free the skb. The check then\nevaluates first_skb != NULL as true, and pskb_trim/ip_summed/consume_skb\noperate on the freed skb \u2014 a use-after-free in skbuff_head_cache.\n\nReplace the unlocked read with a local bool that records whether\nfirst_skb was handed to the reassembly state in the current call. The\nflag is set after the existing spin_unlock, before the break, using the\npointer equality that is stable at that point (first_skb == skb iff\nfirst_skb was stored in ra_newskb).",
"id": "GHSA-5m64-3x43-vxjx",
"modified": "2026-07-08T15:31:47Z",
"published": "2026-06-25T09:31:22Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53240"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d9a79fbf5172d9c4c0146057af2360913265a11"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb48730bb827d1550401a5d391903f9d90b493c8"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff2ee35b6ce5fa8a8e24ea50b15733d5c8780198"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5M66-Q83M-Q8C2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-15 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-05 00:00An Use-After-Free vulnerability in rec_mset_elem_destroy() at rec-mset.c of GNU Recutils v1.8.90 can lead to a segmentation fault or application crash.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-46022"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-01-14T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "An Use-After-Free vulnerability in rec_mset_elem_destroy() at rec-mset.c of GNU Recutils v1.8.90 can lead to a segmentation fault or application crash.",
"id": "GHSA-5m66-q83m-q8c2",
"modified": "2022-05-05T00:00:47Z",
"published": "2022-01-15T00:00:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46022"
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"url": "https://github.com/gnu-mirror-unofficial/recutils/commit/34b75ed7ad492c8e38b669ebafe0176f1f9992d2"
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"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDVOFC3HTBG7DF2PZTEXRMG4CV2F55UF"
},
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"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRSXSN2XF6PX74WDYVV26TQMYIFAEQ3T"
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}
GHSA-5M67-68FR-R9H3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-15 00:02 – Updated: 2022-02-20 00:00Use after free in Optimization Guide in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.99 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-0307"
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-12T02:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Use after free in Optimization Guide in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.99 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
"id": "GHSA-5m67-68fr-r9h3",
"modified": "2022-02-20T00:00:45Z",
"published": "2022-02-15T00:02:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0307"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1281881"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-5M6P-94PG-48MF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:27 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:27Use-after-free vulnerability in bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by causing a file transfer connection to expire.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-10188"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-03-14T14:59:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in bitlbee-libpurple before 3.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by causing a file transfer connection to expire.",
"id": "GHSA-5m6p-94pg-48mf",
"modified": "2022-05-17T00:27:43Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:27:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10188"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.bitlbee.org/ticket/1281"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3853"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95935"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5M7W-43PH-V9CC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:46 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:46Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-7048"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-05-24T19:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .",
"id": "GHSA-5m7w-43ph-v9cc",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:46:40Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:46:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7048"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-07.html"
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GHSA-5M8X-WGVW-MRRX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-17 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-24 00:00In TBD of TBD, there is a possible user after free vulnerability due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-176918884References: N/A
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-39712"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-16T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In TBD of TBD, there is a possible user after free vulnerability due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-176918884References: N/A",
"id": "GHSA-5m8x-wgvw-mrrx",
"modified": "2022-03-24T00:00:38Z",
"published": "2022-03-17T00:00:40Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39712"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-03-01"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5M9C-2QVM-G4PF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:48 – Updated: 2024-04-04 00:59A use after free in the TextBox field Validate action in IReader_ContentProvider can occur for specially crafted PDF files in Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031. An attacker can leverage this to gain remote code execution. Relative to CVE-2018-19452, this has a different free location and requires different JavaScript code for exploitation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-19444"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-06-17T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A use after free in the TextBox field Validate action in IReader_ContentProvider can occur for specially crafted PDF files in Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031. An attacker can leverage this to gain remote code execution. Relative to CVE-2018-19452, this has a different free location and requires different JavaScript code for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-5m9c-2qvm-g4pf",
"modified": "2024-04-04T00:59:01Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:48:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19444"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"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.