Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Allowed

Use After Free

Abstraction: Variant · Status: Stable

API response cwe.mitre.org

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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

9874 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-C2RV-QGQ9-CFM4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:37 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:37
VLAI
Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.2.25013. 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 removeField method. 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 under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5296.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-16587"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-12-20T14:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.2.25013. 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 removeField method. 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 under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5296.",
  "id": "GHSA-c2rv-qgq9-cfm4",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:37:24Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:37:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16587"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-898"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-C2RX-4PWX-535H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:11 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:11
VLAI
Details

Buffer might get used after it gets freed due to unlocking the mutex before freeing the buffer in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-15842"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-06-12T20:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Buffer might get used after it gets freed due to unlocking the mutex before freeing the buffer in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.",
  "id": "GHSA-c2rx-4pwx-535h",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:11:39Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:11:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15842"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-C2V8-5J79-XQ5G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-20 03:31 – Updated: 2026-03-20 15:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-4449"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-20T02:16:37Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-c2v8-5j79-xq5g",
  "modified": "2026-03-20T15:31:11Z",
  "published": "2026-03-20T03:31:05Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4449"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/487117772"
    }
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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-C2V8-8M3R-5WFJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-24 21:30 – Updated: 2023-03-30 18:30
VLAI
Details

In dit_hal_ioctl of dit.c, there is a possible use after free 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-244301523References: N/A

Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-21055"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-03-24T20:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In dit_hal_ioctl of dit.c, there is a possible use after free 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-244301523References: N/A",
  "id": "GHSA-c2v8-8m3r-5wfj",
  "modified": "2023-03-30T18:30:31Z",
  "published": "2023-03-24T21:30:52Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21055"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-03-01"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-C2W4-XGQ6-W9XW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-21 21:30 – Updated: 2024-10-09 21:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 111.0.5563.110 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-1528"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-03-21T21:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 111.0.5563.110 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-c2w4-xgq6-w9xw",
  "modified": "2024-10-09T21:31:06Z",
  "published": "2023-03-21T21:30:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1528"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1421773"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FG3CRADL7IL5IHK4NCHG4LAYLKHFXETX"
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17"
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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-C2X2-VR52-6VJR

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

Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 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)

Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-7919"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-06T19:16:40Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 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-c2x2-vr52-6vjr",
  "modified": "2026-05-07T01:05:50Z",
  "published": "2026-05-06T21:31:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7919"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/498832921"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-C32X-WPFC-FR3R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-30 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-30 15:30
VLAI
Details

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a ComboBox widget. A specially crafted JavaScript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger reuse of a previously freed object, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-25648"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-04-30T15:15:52Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a ComboBox widget. A specially crafted JavaScript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger reuse of a previously freed object, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.",
  "id": "GHSA-c32x-wpfc-fr3r",
  "modified": "2024-04-30T15:30:37Z",
  "published": "2024-04-30T15:30:37Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25648"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1959"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1959"
    }
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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-C33C-6HJ9-GF9J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-04 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:30
VLAI
Details

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0359.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-3099"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-03T16:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0359.",
  "id": "GHSA-c33c-6hj9-gf9j",
  "modified": "2025-11-03T21:30:43Z",
  "published": "2022-09-04T00:00:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3099"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/35d21c6830fc2d68aca838424a0e786821c5891c"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/403210c7-6cc7-4874-8934-b57f88bd4f5e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html"
    },
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      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html"
    },
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      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DVWBI4BVTBUMNW4NMB3WZZDQJBKIGXI3"
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GHSA-C33C-JMQP-PHX6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-11 21:31 – Updated: 2026-06-04 21:31
VLAI
Details

In AzeoTech DAQFactory release 20.7 (Build 2555), a Use After Free vulnerability can be exploited to cause memory corruption while parsing specially crafted .ctl files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-66585"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-11T21:15:57Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In AzeoTech DAQFactory release 20.7 (Build 2555), a Use After Free vulnerability can be exploited to cause memory corruption while parsing specially crafted .ctl files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.",
  "id": "GHSA-c33c-jmqp-phx6",
  "modified": "2026-06-04T21:31:18Z",
  "published": "2025-12-11T21:31:33Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66585"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-345-03.json"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-345-03"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-C35Q-X63G-2QFH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-18 12:30 – Updated: 2025-11-19 15:31
VLAI
Details

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

coresight: Clear the connection field properly

coresight devices track their connections (output connections) and hold a reference to the fwnode. When a device goes away, we walk through the devices on the coresight bus and make sure that the references are dropped. This happens both ways: a) For all output connections from the device, drop the reference to the target device via coresight_release_platform_data()

b) Iterate over all the devices on the coresight bus and drop the reference to fwnode if this device is the target of the output connection, via coresight_remove_conns()->coresight_remove_match().

However, the coresight_remove_match() doesn't clear the fwnode field, after dropping the reference, this causes use-after-free and additional refcount drops on the fwnode.

e.g., if we have two devices, A and B, with a connection, A -> B. If we remove B first, B would clear the reference on B, from A via coresight_remove_match(). But when A is removed, it still has a connection with fwnode still pointing to B. Thus it tries to drops the reference in coresight_release_platform_data(), raising the bells like :

[ 91.990153] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 91.990163] refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. [ 91.990212] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 461 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0xa0/0x144 [ 91.990260] Modules linked in: coresight_funnel coresight_replicator coresight_etm4x(-) crct10dif_ce coresight ip_tables x_tables ipv6 [last unloaded: coresight_cpu_debug] [ 91.990398] CPU: 0 PID: 461 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G W T 5.19.0-rc2+ #53 [ 91.990418] Hardware name: ARM LTD ARM Juno Development Platform/ARM Juno Development Platform, BIOS EDK II Feb 1 2019 [ 91.990434] pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 91.990454] pc : refcount_warn_saturate+0xa0/0x144 [ 91.990476] lr : refcount_warn_saturate+0xa0/0x144 [ 91.990496] sp : ffff80000c843640 [ 91.990509] x29: ffff80000c843640 x28: ffff800009957c28 x27: ffff80000c8439a8 [ 91.990560] x26: ffff00097eff1990 x25: ffff8000092b6ad8 x24: ffff00097eff19a8 [ 91.990610] x23: ffff80000c8439a8 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: ffff80000c8439c2 [ 91.990659] x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff00097eff1a10 x18: ffff80000ab99c40 [ 91.990708] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffff80000abf6fa0 [ 91.990756] x14: 000000000000001d x13: 0a2e656572662d72 x12: 657466612d657375 [ 91.990805] x11: 203b30206e6f206e x10: 6f69746964646120 x9 : ffff8000081aba28 [ 91.990854] x8 : 206e6f206e6f6974 x7 : 69646461203a745f x6 : 746e756f63666572 [ 91.990903] x5 : ffff00097648ec58 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000027 [ 91.990952] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff00080260ba00 [ 91.991000] Call trace: [ 91.991012] refcount_warn_saturate+0xa0/0x144 [ 91.991034] kobject_get+0xac/0xb0 [ 91.991055] of_node_get+0x2c/0x40 [ 91.991076] of_fwnode_get+0x40/0x60 [ 91.991094] fwnode_handle_get+0x3c/0x60 [ 91.991116] fwnode_get_nth_parent+0xf4/0x110 [ 91.991137] fwnode_full_name_string+0x48/0xc0 [ 91.991158] device_node_string+0x41c/0x530 [ 91.991178] pointer+0x320/0x3ec [ 91.991198] vsnprintf+0x23c/0x750 [ 91.991217] vprintk_store+0x104/0x4b0 [ 91.991238] vprintk_emit+0x8c/0x360 [ 91.991257] vprintk_default+0x44/0x50 [ 91.991276] vprintk+0xcc/0xf0 [ 91.991295] _printk+0x68/0x90 [ 91.991315] of_node_release+0x13c/0x14c [ 91.991334] kobject_put+0x98/0x114 [ 91.991354] of_node_put+0x24/0x34 [ 91.991372] of_fwnode_put+0x40/0x5c [ 91.991390] fwnode_handle_put+0x38/0x50 [ 91.991411] coresight_release_platform_data+0x74/0xb0 [coresight] [ 91.991472] coresight_unregister+0x64/0xcc [coresight] [ 91.991525] etm4_remove_dev+0x64/0x78 [coresight_etm4x] [ 91.991563] etm4_remove_amba+0x1c/0x2c [coresight_etm4x] [ 91.991598] amba_remove+0x3c/0x19c ---truncated---

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-50214"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-06-18T11:15:52Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncoresight: Clear the connection field properly\n\ncoresight devices track their connections (output connections) and\nhold a reference to the fwnode. When a device goes away, we walk through\nthe devices on the coresight bus and make sure that the references\nare dropped. This happens both ways:\n a) For all output connections from the device, drop the reference to\n    the target device via coresight_release_platform_data()\n\nb) Iterate over all the devices on the coresight bus and drop the\n   reference to fwnode if *this* device is the target of the output\n   connection, via coresight_remove_conns()-\u003ecoresight_remove_match().\n\nHowever, the coresight_remove_match() doesn\u0027t clear the fwnode field,\nafter dropping the reference, this causes use-after-free and\nadditional refcount drops on the fwnode.\n\ne.g., if we have two devices, A and B, with a connection, A -\u003e B.\nIf we remove B first, B would clear the reference on B, from A\nvia coresight_remove_match(). But when A is removed, it still has\na connection with fwnode still pointing to B. Thus it tries to  drops\nthe reference in coresight_release_platform_data(), raising the bells\nlike :\n\n[   91.990153] ------------[ cut here ]------------\n[   91.990163] refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.\n[   91.990212] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 461 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0xa0/0x144\n[   91.990260] Modules linked in: coresight_funnel coresight_replicator coresight_etm4x(-)\n crct10dif_ce coresight ip_tables x_tables ipv6 [last unloaded: coresight_cpu_debug]\n[   91.990398] CPU: 0 PID: 461 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G        W       T 5.19.0-rc2+ #53\n[   91.990418] Hardware name: ARM LTD ARM Juno Development Platform/ARM Juno Development Platform, BIOS EDK II Feb  1 2019\n[   91.990434] pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n[   91.990454] pc : refcount_warn_saturate+0xa0/0x144\n[   91.990476] lr : refcount_warn_saturate+0xa0/0x144\n[   91.990496] sp : ffff80000c843640\n[   91.990509] x29: ffff80000c843640 x28: ffff800009957c28 x27: ffff80000c8439a8\n[   91.990560] x26: ffff00097eff1990 x25: ffff8000092b6ad8 x24: ffff00097eff19a8\n[   91.990610] x23: ffff80000c8439a8 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: ffff80000c8439c2\n[   91.990659] x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff00097eff1a10 x18: ffff80000ab99c40\n[   91.990708] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffff80000abf6fa0\n[   91.990756] x14: 000000000000001d x13: 0a2e656572662d72 x12: 657466612d657375\n[   91.990805] x11: 203b30206e6f206e x10: 6f69746964646120 x9 : ffff8000081aba28\n[   91.990854] x8 : 206e6f206e6f6974 x7 : 69646461203a745f x6 : 746e756f63666572\n[   91.990903] x5 : ffff00097648ec58 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000027\n[   91.990952] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff00080260ba00\n[   91.991000] Call trace:\n[   91.991012]  refcount_warn_saturate+0xa0/0x144\n[   91.991034]  kobject_get+0xac/0xb0\n[   91.991055]  of_node_get+0x2c/0x40\n[   91.991076]  of_fwnode_get+0x40/0x60\n[   91.991094]  fwnode_handle_get+0x3c/0x60\n[   91.991116]  fwnode_get_nth_parent+0xf4/0x110\n[   91.991137]  fwnode_full_name_string+0x48/0xc0\n[   91.991158]  device_node_string+0x41c/0x530\n[   91.991178]  pointer+0x320/0x3ec\n[   91.991198]  vsnprintf+0x23c/0x750\n[   91.991217]  vprintk_store+0x104/0x4b0\n[   91.991238]  vprintk_emit+0x8c/0x360\n[   91.991257]  vprintk_default+0x44/0x50\n[   91.991276]  vprintk+0xcc/0xf0\n[   91.991295]  _printk+0x68/0x90\n[   91.991315]  of_node_release+0x13c/0x14c\n[   91.991334]  kobject_put+0x98/0x114\n[   91.991354]  of_node_put+0x24/0x34\n[   91.991372]  of_fwnode_put+0x40/0x5c\n[   91.991390]  fwnode_handle_put+0x38/0x50\n[   91.991411]  coresight_release_platform_data+0x74/0xb0 [coresight]\n[   91.991472]  coresight_unregister+0x64/0xcc [coresight]\n[   91.991525]  etm4_remove_dev+0x64/0x78 [coresight_etm4x]\n[   91.991563]  etm4_remove_amba+0x1c/0x2c [coresight_etm4x]\n[   91.991598]  amba_remove+0x3c/0x19c\n---truncated---",
  "id": "GHSA-c35q-x63g-2qfh",
  "modified": "2025-11-19T15:31:31Z",
  "published": "2025-06-18T12:30:56Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50214"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2af89ebacf299b7fba5f3087d35e8a286ec33706"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/847b9273dd61567fb77617eabc5fa002594db062"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b49b29ee113a87997bcca0bb0585bb46582846c1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc57850fcb7e4cb91b6321d0ce83357cefd55c54"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d43e967963c4d1b2b49f894d2f1b12865f87b098"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9205d8dd1cafb7cff689ef9ddf06276a68f54a4"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}
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.

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