Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Allowed

Use 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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

9811 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-67CC-W9JQ-W47V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-31 06:30 – Updated: 2025-01-31 18:31
VLAI
Details

Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to trigger use-after-free kernel exceptions.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-47899"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-01-31T04:15:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to trigger use-after-free kernel exceptions.",
  "id": "GHSA-67cc-w9jq-w47v",
  "modified": "2025-01-31T18:31:05Z",
  "published": "2025-01-31T06:30:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47899"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-67CM-W85M-WXC7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-08 00:31 – Updated: 2024-05-08 00:31
VLAI
Details

Foxit PDF Editor Squiggly Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Editor. 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 handling of Annotation objects. 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-14361.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-34965"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-07T23:15:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Foxit PDF Editor Squiggly Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Editor. 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 handling of Annotation objects. 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-14361.",
  "id": "GHSA-67cm-w85m-wxc7",
  "modified": "2024-05-08T00:31:14Z",
  "published": "2024-05-08T00:31:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34965"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1196"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-67FQ-CPPQ-C8JR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-05 00:31 – Updated: 2026-06-05 03:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Fonts in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-11000"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-04T23:17:03Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Fonts in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
  "id": "GHSA-67fq-cppq-c8jr",
  "modified": "2026-06-05T03:31:33Z",
  "published": "2026-06-05T00:31:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11000"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/492374380"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-67GM-95G2-CP9V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-05 00:31 – Updated: 2026-06-05 03:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in GFX in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-10891"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-04T23:16:50Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in GFX in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)",
  "id": "GHSA-67gm-95g2-cp9v",
  "modified": "2026-06-05T03:31:30Z",
  "published": "2026-06-05T00:31:37Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10891"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513160681"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-67P5-53X6-9J7Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-24 18:32 – Updated: 2026-06-30 03:37
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb

If ice_tso() or ice_tx_csum() fail, the error path in ice_xmit_frame_ring() frees the skb, but the 'first' tx_buf still points to it and is marked as valid (ICE_TX_BUF_SKB). 'next_to_use' remains unchanged, so the potential problem will likely fix itself when the next packet is transmitted and the tx_buf gets overwritten. But if there is no next packet and the interface is brought down instead, ice_clean_tx_ring() -> ice_unmap_and_free_tx_buf() will find the tx_buf and free the skb for the second time.

The fix is to reset the tx_buf type to ICE_TX_BUF_EMPTY in the error path, so that ice_unmap_and_free_tx_buf(). Move the initialization of 'first' up, to ensure it's already valid in case we hit the linearization error path.

The bug was spotted by AI while I had it looking for something else. It also proposed an initial version of the patch.

I reproduced the bug and tested the fix by adding code to inject failures, on a build with KASAN.

I looked for similar bugs in related Intel drivers and did not find any.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-53009"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1341",
      "CWE-415",
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-24T17:17:12Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb\n\nIf ice_tso() or ice_tx_csum() fail, the error path in\nice_xmit_frame_ring() frees the skb, but the \u0027first\u0027 tx_buf still points\nto it and is marked as valid (ICE_TX_BUF_SKB).\n\u0027next_to_use\u0027 remains unchanged, so the potential problem will\nlikely fix itself when the next packet is transmitted and the tx_buf\ngets overwritten. But if there is no next packet and the interface is\nbrought down instead, ice_clean_tx_ring() -\u003e ice_unmap_and_free_tx_buf()\nwill find the tx_buf and free the skb for the second time.\n\nThe fix is to reset the tx_buf type to ICE_TX_BUF_EMPTY in the error\npath, so that ice_unmap_and_free_tx_buf().\nMove the initialization of \u0027first\u0027 up, to ensure it\u0027s already valid in\ncase we hit the linearization error path.\n\nThe bug was spotted by AI while I had it looking for something else.\nIt also proposed an initial version of the patch.\n\nI reproduced the bug and tested the fix by adding code to inject\nfailures, on a build with KASAN.\n\nI looked for similar bugs in related Intel drivers and did not find any.",
  "id": "GHSA-67p5-53x6-9j7q",
  "modified": "2026-06-30T03:37:13Z",
  "published": "2026-06-24T18:32:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53009"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53009"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492390"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a303baa715e6b78d6a406aaf335f87ff35acfcd"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c08fc2119ef0281cfa2cee007acf0a251be55f2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53009.json"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-67P6-39P7-H529

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-06 21:31 – Updated: 2026-05-07 01:05
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Fullscreen in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-7908"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-06T19:16:39Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Fullscreen in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-67p6-39p7-h529",
  "modified": "2026-05-07T01:05:50Z",
  "published": "2026-05-06T21:31:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7908"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497436531"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-67Q3-2PR7-FH4J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-29 00:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:25
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Base Internals in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-4919"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-07-29T00:15:11Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Base Internals in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-67q3-2pr7-fh4j",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:25:35Z",
  "published": "2023-07-29T00:30:48Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4919"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1312450"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PQKT7EGDD2P3L7S3NXEDDRCPK4NNZNWJ"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKLJ3B3D5BCVWE3QNP4N7HHF26OHD567"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-67QR-CCMR-XRM9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:59 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:59
VLAI
Details

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-8210"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-10-17T21:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .",
  "id": "GHSA-67qr-ccmr-xrm9",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T16:59:24Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:59:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8210"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-49.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-67QX-CPP8-84MR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:12 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:12
VLAI
Details

Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-6422"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416",
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-03-23T16:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-67qx-cpp8-84mr",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:12:14Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:12:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6422"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1051748"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DDNOAGIX5D77TTHT6YPMVJ5WTXTCQEI"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWANFIR3PYAL5RJQ4AO3ZS2DYMSF2ZGZ"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-53"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4645"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00028.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00037.html"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-67VF-6VPH-7W9W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:09 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:09
VLAI
Details

Use after free in speech in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.116 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-6386"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-02-27T23:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in speech in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.116 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-67vf-6vph-7w9w",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:09:55Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:09:55Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6386"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1043603"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Language Selection

Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.

Mitigation
Implementation

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.