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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
9854 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-R7JW-WP68-3XCH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-08 22:28 – Updated: 2025-11-04 22:09The public API function BIO_new_NDEF is a helper function used for streaming ASN.1 data via a BIO. It is primarily used internally to OpenSSL to support the SMIME, CMS and PKCS7 streaming capabilities, but may also be called directly by end user applications.
The function receives a BIO from the caller, prepends a new BIO_f_asn1 filter BIO onto the front of it to form a BIO chain, and then returns the new head of the BIO chain to the caller. Under certain conditions, for example if a CMS recipient public key is invalid, the new filter BIO is freed and the function returns a NULL result indicating a failure. However, in this case, the BIO chain is not properly cleaned up and the BIO passed by the caller still retains internal pointers to the previously freed filter BIO. If the caller then goes on to call BIO_pop() on the BIO then a use-after-free will occur. This will most likely result in a crash.
This scenario occurs directly in the internal function B64_write_ASN1() which may cause BIO_new_NDEF() to be called and will subsequently call BIO_pop() on the BIO. This internal function is in turn called by the public API functions PEM_write_bio_ASN1_stream, PEM_write_bio_CMS_stream, PEM_write_bio_PKCS7_stream, SMIME_write_ASN1, SMIME_write_CMS and SMIME_write_PKCS7.
Other public API functions that may be impacted by this include i2d_ASN1_bio_stream, BIO_new_CMS, BIO_new_PKCS7, i2d_CMS_bio_stream and i2d_PKCS7_bio_stream.
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The public API function `BIO_new_NDEF` is a helper function used for streaming ASN.1 data via a `BIO`. It is primarily used internally to OpenSSL to support the SMIME, CMS and PKCS7 streaming capabilities, but may also be called directly by end user applications.\n\nThe function receives a `BIO` from the caller, prepends a new `BIO_f_asn1` filter `BIO` onto the front of it to form a `BIO` chain, and then returns the new head of the `BIO` chain to the caller. Under certain conditions, for example if a CMS recipient public key is invalid, the new filter `BIO` is freed and the function returns a `NULL` result indicating a failure. However, in this case, the `BIO` chain is not properly cleaned up and the `BIO` passed by the caller still retains internal pointers to the previously freed filter `BIO`. If the caller then goes on to call `BIO_pop()` on the `BIO` then a use-after-free will occur. This will most likely result in a crash.\n\nThis scenario occurs directly in the internal function `B64_write_ASN1()` which may cause `BIO_new_NDEF()` to be called and will subsequently call `BIO_pop()` on the `BIO`. This internal function is in turn called by the public API functions `PEM_write_bio_ASN1_stream`, `PEM_write_bio_CMS_stream`, `PEM_write_bio_PKCS7_stream`, `SMIME_write_ASN1`, `SMIME_write_CMS` and `SMIME_write_PKCS7`.\n\nOther public API functions that may be impacted by this include `i2d_ASN1_bio_stream`, `BIO_new_CMS`, `BIO_new_PKCS7`, `i2d_CMS_bio_stream` and `i2d_PKCS7_bio_stream`.",
"id": "GHSA-r7jw-wp68-3xch",
"modified": "2025-11-04T22:09:24Z",
"published": "2023-02-08T22:28:34Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0215"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=8818064ce3c3c0f1b740a5aaba2a987e75bfbafd"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=9816136fe31d92ace4037d5da5257f763aeeb4eb"
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"url": "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=c3829dd8825c654652201e16f8a0a0c46ee3f344"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0003"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0009.html"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0007"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0009"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006"
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"url": "https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "openssl-src vulnerable to Use-after-free following `BIO_new_NDEF`"
}
GHSA-R7M5-CCWW-9J78
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-09 00:31 – Updated: 2026-07-09 12:30Use after free in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"details": "Use after free in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-r7m5-ccww-9j78",
"modified": "2026-07-09T12:30:26Z",
"published": "2026-07-09T00:31:17Z",
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"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html"
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"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/522568496"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-R7MF-P426-HPWR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-11 18:31 – Updated: 2025-02-11 18:31Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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"details": "Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-r7mf-p426-hpwr",
"modified": "2025-02-11T18:31:38Z",
"published": "2025-02-11T18:31:38Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21367"
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21367"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-R7PJ-9MJ2-WQ4V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 18:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:32Use after free in Windows WebView allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T18:18:23Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Use after free in Windows WebView allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-r7pj-9mj2-wq4v",
"modified": "2026-07-14T18:32:37Z",
"published": "2026-07-14T18:32:37Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56173"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-R7R9-5J9C-P592
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-19 00:01 – Updated: 2022-03-01 00:00This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Bentley View 10.15.0.75. 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 parsing of DXF files. 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-15457.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-18T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Bentley View 10.15.0.75. 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 parsing of DXF files. 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-15457.",
"id": "GHSA-r7r9-5j9c-p592",
"modified": "2022-03-01T00:00:59Z",
"published": "2022-02-19T00:01:09Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46627"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.bentley.com/en/common-vulnerability-exposure/BE-2021-0011"
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"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-214"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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GHSA-R7W2-7JJW-VQG5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:13 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:13A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, tvOS 12, Safari 12, iTunes 12.9 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.7.
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-04-03T18:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, tvOS 12, Safari 12, iTunes 12.9 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.7.",
"id": "GHSA-r7w2-7jjw-vqg5",
"modified": "2022-05-14T01:13:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T01:13:06Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4306"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209106"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209107"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209109"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209140"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209141"
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GHSA-R7WV-M72Q-8QJ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-23 18:33 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/tls: fix use-after-free in -EBUSY error path of tls_do_encryption
The -EBUSY handling in tls_do_encryption(), introduced by commit 859054147318 ("net: tls: handle backlogging of crypto requests"), has a use-after-free due to double cleanup of encrypt_pending and the scatterlist entry.
When crypto_aead_encrypt() returns -EBUSY, the request is enqueued to the cryptd backlog and the async callback tls_encrypt_done() will be invoked upon completion. That callback unconditionally restores the scatterlist entry (sge->offset, sge->length) and decrements ctx->encrypt_pending. However, if tls_encrypt_async_wait() returns an error, the synchronous error path in tls_do_encryption() performs the same cleanup again, double-decrementing encrypt_pending and double-restoring the scatterlist.
The double-decrement corrupts the encrypt_pending sentinel (initialized to 1), making tls_encrypt_async_wait() permanently skip the wait for pending async callbacks. A subsequent sendmsg can then free the tls_rec via bpf_exec_tx_verdict() while a cryptd callback is still pending, resulting in a use-after-free when the callback fires on the freed record.
Fix this by skipping the synchronous cleanup when the -EBUSY async wait returns an error, since the callback has already handled encrypt_pending and sge restoration.
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/tls: fix use-after-free in -EBUSY error path of tls_do_encryption\n\nThe -EBUSY handling in tls_do_encryption(), introduced by commit\n859054147318 (\"net: tls: handle backlogging of crypto requests\"), has\na use-after-free due to double cleanup of encrypt_pending and the\nscatterlist entry.\n\nWhen crypto_aead_encrypt() returns -EBUSY, the request is enqueued to\nthe cryptd backlog and the async callback tls_encrypt_done() will be\ninvoked upon completion. That callback unconditionally restores the\nscatterlist entry (sge-\u003eoffset, sge-\u003elength) and decrements\nctx-\u003eencrypt_pending. However, if tls_encrypt_async_wait() returns an\nerror, the synchronous error path in tls_do_encryption() performs the\nsame cleanup again, double-decrementing encrypt_pending and\ndouble-restoring the scatterlist.\n\nThe double-decrement corrupts the encrypt_pending sentinel (initialized\nto 1), making tls_encrypt_async_wait() permanently skip the wait for\npending async callbacks. A subsequent sendmsg can then free the\ntls_rec via bpf_exec_tx_verdict() while a cryptd callback is still\npending, resulting in a use-after-free when the callback fires on the\nfreed record.\n\nFix this by skipping the synchronous cleanup when the -EBUSY async\nwait returns an error, since the callback has already handled\nencrypt_pending and sge restoration.",
"id": "GHSA-r7wv-m72q-8qj8",
"modified": "2026-07-14T15:31:53Z",
"published": "2026-04-23T18:33:04Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31533"
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html"
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GHSA-R82C-9PJ7-R6WH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:14 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:14Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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"details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-r82c-9pj7-r6wh",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:14:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:14:42Z",
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"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-28.html"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92925"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036793"
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GHSA-R82F-4C78-R455
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:03 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:03In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted btrfs filesystem image, performing some operations, and then making a syncfs system call can lead to a use-after-free in __mutex_lock in kernel/locking/mutex.c. This is related to mutex_can_spin_on_owner in kernel/locking/mutex.c, __btrfs_qgroup_free_meta in fs/btrfs/qgroup.c, and btrfs_insert_delayed_items in fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c.
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-12-17T06:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted btrfs filesystem image, performing some operations, and then making a syncfs system call can lead to a use-after-free in __mutex_lock in kernel/locking/mutex.c. This is related to mutex_can_spin_on_owner in kernel/locking/mutex.c, __btrfs_qgroup_free_meta in fs/btrfs/qgroup.c, and btrfs_insert_delayed_items in fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c.",
"id": "GHSA-r82f-4c78-r455",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:03:51Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:03:51Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19813"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/bobfuzzer/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-19813"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001"
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"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1"
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GHSA-R82J-JH5G-VQ2G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-19 21:30 – Updated: 2022-12-19 21:30In SurfaceFlinger::doDump of SurfaceFlinger.cpp, there is possible arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-237291506
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-16T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In SurfaceFlinger::doDump of SurfaceFlinger.cpp, there is possible arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-237291506",
"id": "GHSA-r82j-jh5g-vq2g",
"modified": "2022-12-19T21:30:28Z",
"published": "2022-12-19T21:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20540"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-12-01"
}
],
"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.