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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

9806 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-6849-HH75-RGVX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-02 03:31 – Updated: 2025-12-02 15:30
VLAI
Details

In display, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10182914; Issue ID: MSV-4795.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-20775"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-415",
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-02T03:16:19Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In display, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10182914; Issue ID: MSV-4795.",
  "id": "GHSA-6849-hh75-rgvx",
  "modified": "2025-12-02T15:30:31Z",
  "published": "2025-12-02T03:31:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20775"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/December-2025"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-684J-2C36-HW8W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-01 00:34 – Updated: 2026-07-01 18:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-13854"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-30T23:16:59Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-684j-2c36-hw8w",
  "modified": "2026-07-01T18:31:30Z",
  "published": "2026-07-01T00:34:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13854"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/523690961"
    }
  ],
  "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-684X-5684-48R7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 07:23 – Updated: 2024-02-10 03:30
VLAI
Details

The clip_mkip function in net/atm/clip.c of the ATM subsystem in Linux kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors that cause the ATM subsystem to access the memory of socket buffers after they are freed (freed pointer dereference).

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2006-4997"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2006-10-10T04:06:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The clip_mkip function in net/atm/clip.c of the ATM subsystem in Linux kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors that cause the ATM subsystem to access the memory of socket buffers after they are freed (freed pointer dereference).",
  "id": "GHSA-684x-5684-48r7",
  "modified": "2024-02-10T03:30:18Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T07:23:54Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4997"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29387"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10388"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206265"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22253"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22279"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22292"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22497"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22762"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22945"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23064"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23370"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23384"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23395"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23474"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23752"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23788"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/24288"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/25691"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1017526"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-078.htm"
    },
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      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe26109a9dfd9327fdbe630fc819e1b7450986b2"
    },
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      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=fe26109a9dfd9327fdbe630fc819e1b7450986b2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html"
    },
    {
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      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html"
    },
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      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0012.html"
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      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0013.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20363"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1"
    },
    {
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      "url": "http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233"
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      "url": "http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237"
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      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3999"
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-685M-WC38-2PV8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:07 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:07
VLAI
Details

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-16540"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-09-05T18:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact.",
  "id": "GHSA-685m-wc38-2pv8",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T01:07:00Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:07:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16540"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699661"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00015.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.artifex.com/news/ghostscript-security-resolved"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4288"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=c432131c3fdb2143e148e8ba88555f7f7a63b25e"
    }
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  "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-686M-QMPJ-PQXF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-29 21:32 – Updated: 2026-06-30 00:31
VLAI
Details

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-43717"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-29T20:17:36Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.",
  "id": "GHSA-686m-qmpj-pqxf",
  "modified": "2026-06-30T00:31:29Z",
  "published": "2026-06-29T21:32:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43717"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/127594"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/127595"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/127685"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-6875-4597-269V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 18:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:32
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-55032"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T18:18:14Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.",
  "id": "GHSA-6875-4597-269v",
  "modified": "2026-07-14T18:32:32Z",
  "published": "2026-07-14T18:32:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55032"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55032"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-688V-74JQ-V222

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-06 18:31 – Updated: 2024-09-11 18:31
VLAI
Details

When aborting the verification of an OTR chat session, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free bug leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 128.2.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-8394"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-06T17:15:18Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "When aborting the verification of an OTR chat session, an attacker could have caused a use-after-free bug leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird \u003c 128.2.",
  "id": "GHSA-688v-74jq-v222",
  "modified": "2024-09-11T18:31:03Z",
  "published": "2024-09-06T18:31:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8394"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1895737"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-43"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-68F9-J542-JMRP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-09 00:31 – Updated: 2026-04-13 21:30
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 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-2026-5877"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-08T22:16:27Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
  "id": "GHSA-68f9-j542-jmrp",
  "modified": "2026-04-13T21:30:37Z",
  "published": "2026-04-09T00:31:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5877"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/333024273"
    }
  ],
  "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-68H2-HWXH-W85G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-27 03:30 – Updated: 2024-03-25 03:31
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.10. In drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_ca_en50221.c, a use-after-free can occur is there is a disconnect after an open, because of the lack of a wait_event.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-45919"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-11-27T02:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.10. In drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_ca_en50221.c, a use-after-free can occur is there is a disconnect after an open, because of the lack of a wait_event.",
  "id": "GHSA-68h2-hwxh-w85g",
  "modified": "2024-03-25T03:31:43Z",
  "published": "2022-11-27T03:30:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45919"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=280a8ab81733da8bc442253c700a52c4c0886ffd"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20221121063308.GA33821%40ubuntu/T/#u"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20221121063308.GA33821@ubuntu/T/#u"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0008"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-68JX-4QQ5-MRGM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:09 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:09
VLAI
Details

Use after free in sensor handling in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 92.0.4515.107 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-30585"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-08-03T20:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in sensor handling in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 92.0.4515.107 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-68jx-4qq5-mrgm",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:09:41Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:09:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30585"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1023503"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5LVY4WIWTVVYKQMROJJS365TZBKEARCF"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPJPUSAWIJMQFBQQQYXAICLI4EKFQOH6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QW4R2K5HVJ4R6XDZYOJCCFPIN2XHNS3L"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

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.