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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
9878 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-F5JQ-H2M4-M9V7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-15 12:01 – Updated: 2022-10-15 12:01Adobe Dimension versions 3.4.5 is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-38447"
],
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"CWE-416"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-14T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe Dimension versions 3.4.5 is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
"id": "GHSA-f5jq-h2m4-m9v7",
"modified": "2022-10-15T12:01:01Z",
"published": "2022-10-15T12:01:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38447"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/dimension/apsb22-57.html"
}
],
"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-F5M3-MRHF-6CQV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-12 00:31 – Updated: 2026-06-12 03:31Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.115 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-2026-12028"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-11T22:16:55Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.115 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-f5m3-mrhf-6cqv",
"modified": "2026-06-12T03:31:28Z",
"published": "2026-06-12T00:31:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12028"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01962725236.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517555461"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F5P6-VMGQ-F9QW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-08 18:34 – Updated: 2025-04-08 18:34Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-29792"
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-08T18:16:05Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-f5p6-vmgq-f9qw",
"modified": "2025-04-08T18:34:56Z",
"published": "2025-04-08T18:34:56Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29792"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29792"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F5Q3-G3JG-VWQG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-29 20:06 – Updated: 2022-09-03 00:00Foxit PDF Reader before 11.1 and PDF Editor before 11.1, and PhantomPDF before 10.1.6, allow attackers to trigger a use-after-free and execute arbitrary code because JavaScript is mishandled.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-41783"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-29T05:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Foxit PDF Reader before 11.1 and PDF Editor before 11.1, and PhantomPDF before 10.1.6, allow attackers to trigger a use-after-free and execute arbitrary code because JavaScript is mishandled.",
"id": "GHSA-f5q3-g3jg-vwqg",
"modified": "2022-09-03T00:00:25Z",
"published": "2022-08-29T20:06:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41783"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html"
}
],
"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-F5QM-FXVW-FWJG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:42 – Updated: 2023-12-27 18:30A use-after-free flaw was found in D-Bus 1.12.20 when a system has multiple usernames sharing the same UID. When a set of policy rules references these usernames, D-Bus may free some memory in the heap, which is still used by data structures necessary for the other usernames sharing the UID, possibly leading to a crash or other undefined behaviors
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-35512"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-02-15T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A use-after-free flaw was found in D-Bus 1.12.20 when a system has multiple usernames sharing the same UID. When a set of policy rules references these usernames, D-Bus may free some memory in the heap, which is still used by data structures necessary for the other usernames sharing the UID, possibly leading to a crash or other undefined behaviors",
"id": "GHSA-f5qm-fxvw-fwjg",
"modified": "2023-12-27T18:30:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:42:10Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35512"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/755392"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1909101"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/-/issues/305#note_829128"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-35512"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-F5QR-CHHP-9G8P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:08 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:08Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3053, CVE-2015-3054, CVE-2015-3055, and CVE-2015-3059.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-3075"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2015-05-13T11:00:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3053, CVE-2015-3054, CVE-2015-3055, and CVE-2015-3059.",
"id": "GHSA-f5qr-chhp-9g8p",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:08:03Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:08:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3075"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb15-10.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74602"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032284"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-F5RX-X946-JM33
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 06:15 – Updated: 2026-05-20 18:31Use-after-free vulnerability in the Peer Objects component (aka iepeers.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object, as exploited in the wild in March 2010, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2010-0806"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2010-03-10T22:30:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in the Peer Objects component (aka iepeers.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object, as exploited in the wild in March 2010, aka \"Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\"",
"id": "GHSA-f5rx-x946-jm33",
"modified": "2026-05-20T18:31:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-02T06:15:39Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0806"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56772"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8446"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0806"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/09/security-advisory-981374-released.aspx"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/62810"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/38860"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744549"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981374.mspx"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38615"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0567"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0744"
}
],
"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-F5VG-6GFQ-6587
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-02 06:30 – Updated: 2024-09-02 06:30in OpenHarmony v4.1.0 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause the common permission is upgraded to root and sensitive information leak through use after free.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-41160"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-02T05:15:16Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "in OpenHarmony v4.1.0 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause the common permission is upgraded to root and sensitive information leak through use after free.",
"id": "GHSA-f5vg-6gfq-6587",
"modified": "2024-09-02T06:30:49Z",
"published": "2024-09-02T06:30:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41160"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitee.com/openharmony/security/blob/master/zh/security-disclosure/2024/2024-09.md"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F5VJ-M443-MGW6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 12:30 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: release flowtable after rcu grace period on error
Call synchronize_rcu() after unregistering the hooks from error path, since a hook that already refers to this flowtable can be already registered, exposing this flowtable to packet path and nfnetlink_hook control plane.
This error path is rare, it should only happen by reaching the maximum number hooks or by failing to set up to hardware offload, just call synchronize_rcu().
There is a check for already used device hooks by different flowtable that could result in EEXIST at this late stage. The hook parser can be updated to perform this check earlier to this error path really becomes rarely exercised.
Uncovered by KASAN reported as use-after-free from nfnetlink_hook path when dumping hooks.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-23392"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-25T11:16:39Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: release flowtable after rcu grace period on error\n\nCall synchronize_rcu() after unregistering the hooks from error path,\nsince a hook that already refers to this flowtable can be already\nregistered, exposing this flowtable to packet path and nfnetlink_hook\ncontrol plane.\n\nThis error path is rare, it should only happen by reaching the maximum\nnumber hooks or by failing to set up to hardware offload, just call\nsynchronize_rcu().\n\nThere is a check for already used device hooks by different flowtable\nthat could result in EEXIST at this late stage. The hook parser can be\nupdated to perform this check earlier to this error path really becomes\nrarely exercised.\n\nUncovered by KASAN reported as use-after-free from nfnetlink_hook path\nwhen dumping hooks.",
"id": "GHSA-f5vj-m443-mgw6",
"modified": "2026-07-14T15:31:43Z",
"published": "2026-03-25T12:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23392"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e3955b282eae20d61c75e499c75eade51c20060"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adee3436ccd29f1e514c028899e400cbc6d84065"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8092edb9a11f20f95ccceeb9422b7dd0df337bd"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2632de96ccb066e0131ad1494241b9c281c60b8"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d73f4b53aaaea4c95f245e491aa5eeb8a21874ce"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e78a2dcc7cfb87b64a631441ca7681492b347ef6"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-F5XX-949W-7CH3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-29 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PCI/MSI: Fix UAF in msi_capability_init
KFENCE reports the following UAF:
BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in __pci_enable_msi_range+0x2c0/0x488
Use-after-free read at 0x0000000024629571 (in kfence-#12): __pci_enable_msi_range+0x2c0/0x488 pci_alloc_irq_vectors_affinity+0xec/0x14c pci_alloc_irq_vectors+0x18/0x28
kfence-#12: 0x0000000008614900-0x00000000e06c228d, size=104, cache=kmalloc-128
allocated by task 81 on cpu 7 at 10.808142s: __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1f0/0x2bc kmalloc_trace+0x44/0x138 msi_alloc_desc+0x3c/0x9c msi_domain_insert_msi_desc+0x30/0x78 msi_setup_msi_desc+0x13c/0x184 __pci_enable_msi_range+0x258/0x488 pci_alloc_irq_vectors_affinity+0xec/0x14c pci_alloc_irq_vectors+0x18/0x28
freed by task 81 on cpu 7 at 10.811436s: msi_domain_free_descs+0xd4/0x10c msi_domain_free_locked.part.0+0xc0/0x1d8 msi_domain_alloc_irqs_all_locked+0xb4/0xbc pci_msi_setup_msi_irqs+0x30/0x4c __pci_enable_msi_range+0x2a8/0x488 pci_alloc_irq_vectors_affinity+0xec/0x14c pci_alloc_irq_vectors+0x18/0x28
Descriptor allocation done in: __pci_enable_msi_range msi_capability_init msi_setup_msi_desc msi_insert_msi_desc msi_domain_insert_msi_desc msi_alloc_desc ...
Freed in case of failure in __msi_domain_alloc_locked() __pci_enable_msi_range msi_capability_init pci_msi_setup_msi_irqs msi_domain_alloc_irqs_all_locked msi_domain_alloc_locked __msi_domain_alloc_locked => fails msi_domain_free_locked ...
That failure propagates back to pci_msi_setup_msi_irqs() in msi_capability_init() which accesses the descriptor for unmasking in the error exit path.
Cure it by copying the descriptor and using the copy for the error exit path unmask operation.
[ tglx: Massaged change log ]
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-41096"
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"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-29T16:15:04Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPCI/MSI: Fix UAF in msi_capability_init\n\nKFENCE reports the following UAF:\n\n BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in __pci_enable_msi_range+0x2c0/0x488\n\n Use-after-free read at 0x0000000024629571 (in kfence-#12):\n __pci_enable_msi_range+0x2c0/0x488\n pci_alloc_irq_vectors_affinity+0xec/0x14c\n pci_alloc_irq_vectors+0x18/0x28\n\n kfence-#12: 0x0000000008614900-0x00000000e06c228d, size=104, cache=kmalloc-128\n\n allocated by task 81 on cpu 7 at 10.808142s:\n __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1f0/0x2bc\n kmalloc_trace+0x44/0x138\n msi_alloc_desc+0x3c/0x9c\n msi_domain_insert_msi_desc+0x30/0x78\n msi_setup_msi_desc+0x13c/0x184\n __pci_enable_msi_range+0x258/0x488\n pci_alloc_irq_vectors_affinity+0xec/0x14c\n pci_alloc_irq_vectors+0x18/0x28\n\n freed by task 81 on cpu 7 at 10.811436s:\n msi_domain_free_descs+0xd4/0x10c\n msi_domain_free_locked.part.0+0xc0/0x1d8\n msi_domain_alloc_irqs_all_locked+0xb4/0xbc\n pci_msi_setup_msi_irqs+0x30/0x4c\n __pci_enable_msi_range+0x2a8/0x488\n pci_alloc_irq_vectors_affinity+0xec/0x14c\n pci_alloc_irq_vectors+0x18/0x28\n\nDescriptor allocation done in:\n__pci_enable_msi_range\n msi_capability_init\n msi_setup_msi_desc\n msi_insert_msi_desc\n msi_domain_insert_msi_desc\n msi_alloc_desc\n ...\n\nFreed in case of failure in __msi_domain_alloc_locked()\n__pci_enable_msi_range\n msi_capability_init\n pci_msi_setup_msi_irqs\n msi_domain_alloc_irqs_all_locked\n msi_domain_alloc_locked\n __msi_domain_alloc_locked =\u003e fails\n msi_domain_free_locked\n ...\n\nThat failure propagates back to pci_msi_setup_msi_irqs() in\nmsi_capability_init() which accesses the descriptor for unmasking in the\nerror exit path.\n\nCure it by copying the descriptor and using the copy for the error exit path\nunmask operation.\n\n[ tglx: Massaged change log ]",
"id": "GHSA-f5xx-949w-7ch3",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:04Z",
"published": "2024-07-29T18:30:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41096"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ae40b2d0a5de6b045504098e365d4fdff5bbeba"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45fc8d20e0768ab0a0ad054081d0f68aa3c83976"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eee5330656bf92f51cb1f09b2dc9f8cf975b3d1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff1121d2214b794dc1772081f27bdd90721a84bc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
}
],
"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
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.