Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-415
AllowedDouble Free
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Draft
The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.
1174 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-G5Q2-299M-WXW3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-10 21:30 – Updated: 2023-03-16 18:30
VLAI
Details
Memory corruption in Video due to double free while playing 3gp clip with invalid metadata atoms.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-40515"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-415"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-03-10T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Memory corruption in Video due to double free while playing 3gp clip with invalid metadata atoms.",
"id": "GHSA-g5q2-299m-wxw3",
"modified": "2023-03-16T18:30:30Z",
"published": "2023-03-10T21:30:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40515"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/march-2023-bulletin"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-G5VV-JQC9-W8HM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-11 00:31 – Updated: 2025-03-11 00:31
VLAI
Details
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: fix potential double free during failed mount
RHBZ: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2088799
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-49541"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-415"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-26T07:01:30Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncifs: fix potential double free during failed mount\n\nRHBZ: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2088799",
"id": "GHSA-g5vv-jqc9-w8hm",
"modified": "2025-03-11T00:31:47Z",
"published": "2025-03-11T00:31:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49541"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8378a51e3f8140f60901fb27208cc7a6e47047b5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a167fc440e5693c1cdd7f07071e05658bd9d89d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce0008a0e410cdd95f0d8cd81b2902ec10a660c4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee71f8f1cd3c8c4a251fd3e8abc89215ae3457cb"
}
],
"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-G64G-4RGJ-357M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:04 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:04
VLAI
Details
Double free vulnerability in qedit.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image, aka "DirectShow Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2014-0301"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-415"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2014-03-12T05:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Double free vulnerability in qedit.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image, aka \"DirectShow Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\"",
"id": "GHSA-g64g-4rgj-357m",
"modified": "2022-05-14T01:04:03Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T01:04:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0301"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-013"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-G64M-M7R3-J854
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-17 12:32 – Updated: 2025-01-27 15:30
VLAI
Details
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firmware: arm_scmi: Fix double free in SMC transport cleanup path
When the generic SCMI code tears down a channel, it calls the chan_free callback function, defined by each transport. Since multiple protocols might share the same transport_info member, chan_free() might want to clean up the same member multiple times within the given SCMI transport implementation. In this case, it is SMC transport. This will lead to a NULL pointer dereference at the second time:
| scmi_protocol scmi_dev.1: Enabled polling mode TX channel - prot_id:16
| arm-scmi firmware:scmi: SCMI Notifications - Core Enabled.
| arm-scmi firmware:scmi: unable to communicate with SCMI
| Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
| Mem abort info:
| ESR = 0x0000000096000004
| EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
| SET = 0, FnV = 0
| EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
| FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
| Data abort info:
| ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000
| CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
| GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
| user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000881ef8000
| [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
| Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
| Modules linked in:
| CPU: 4 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc2-00124-g455ef3d016c9-dirty #793
| Hardware name: FVP Base RevC (DT)
| pstate: 61400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
| pc : smc_chan_free+0x3c/0x6c
| lr : smc_chan_free+0x3c/0x6c
| Call trace:
| smc_chan_free+0x3c/0x6c
| idr_for_each+0x68/0xf8
| scmi_cleanup_channels.isra.0+0x2c/0x58
| scmi_probe+0x434/0x734
| platform_probe+0x68/0xd8
| really_probe+0x110/0x27c
| __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x12c
| driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x118
| __driver_attach+0x74/0x128
| bus_for_each_dev+0x78/0xe0
| driver_attach+0x24/0x30
| bus_add_driver+0xe4/0x1e8
| driver_register+0x60/0x128
| __platform_driver_register+0x28/0x34
| scmi_driver_init+0x84/0xc0
| do_one_initcall+0x78/0x33c
| kernel_init_freeable+0x2b8/0x51c
| kernel_init+0x24/0x130
| ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
| Code: f0004701 910a0021 aa1403e5 97b91c70 (b9400280)
| ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Simply check for the struct pointer being NULL before trying to access its members, to avoid this situation.
This was found when a transport doesn't really work (for instance no SMC service), the probe routines then tries to clean up, and triggers a crash.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
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"CVE-2024-26893"
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"CWE-415"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-17T11:15:10Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfirmware: arm_scmi: Fix double free in SMC transport cleanup path\n\nWhen the generic SCMI code tears down a channel, it calls the chan_free\ncallback function, defined by each transport. Since multiple protocols\nmight share the same transport_info member, chan_free() might want to\nclean up the same member multiple times within the given SCMI transport\nimplementation. In this case, it is SMC transport. This will lead to a NULL\npointer dereference at the second time:\n\n | scmi_protocol scmi_dev.1: Enabled polling mode TX channel - prot_id:16\n | arm-scmi firmware:scmi: SCMI Notifications - Core Enabled.\n | arm-scmi firmware:scmi: unable to communicate with SCMI\n | Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000\n | Mem abort info:\n | ESR = 0x0000000096000004\n | EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits\n | SET = 0, FnV = 0\n | EA = 0, S1PTW = 0\n | FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault\n | Data abort info:\n | ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000\n | CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0\n | GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0\n | user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000881ef8000\n | [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000\n | Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP\n | Modules linked in:\n | CPU: 4 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc2-00124-g455ef3d016c9-dirty #793\n | Hardware name: FVP Base RevC (DT)\n | pstate: 61400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n | pc : smc_chan_free+0x3c/0x6c\n | lr : smc_chan_free+0x3c/0x6c\n | Call trace:\n | smc_chan_free+0x3c/0x6c\n | idr_for_each+0x68/0xf8\n | scmi_cleanup_channels.isra.0+0x2c/0x58\n | scmi_probe+0x434/0x734\n | platform_probe+0x68/0xd8\n | really_probe+0x110/0x27c\n | __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x12c\n | driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x118\n | __driver_attach+0x74/0x128\n | bus_for_each_dev+0x78/0xe0\n | driver_attach+0x24/0x30\n | bus_add_driver+0xe4/0x1e8\n | driver_register+0x60/0x128\n | __platform_driver_register+0x28/0x34\n | scmi_driver_init+0x84/0xc0\n | do_one_initcall+0x78/0x33c\n | kernel_init_freeable+0x2b8/0x51c\n | kernel_init+0x24/0x130\n | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n | Code: f0004701 910a0021 aa1403e5 97b91c70 (b9400280)\n | ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\n\nSimply check for the struct pointer being NULL before trying to access\nits members, to avoid this situation.\n\nThis was found when a transport doesn\u0027t really work (for instance no SMC\nservice), the probe routines then tries to clean up, and triggers a crash.",
"id": "GHSA-g64m-m7r3-j854",
"modified": "2025-01-27T15:30:56Z",
"published": "2024-04-17T12:32:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26893"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d276d9f335f41d6524258d58c0c0241ef9a83a4"
},
{
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/857f56db8c3a71f9871922b6984ff74ad588cb2c"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ffaa17ccb1eb1b65cf85db63225a3581c303773"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ead445dd3d681020af333649a27306160eee761d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d71576d2c9ec8fdb822173fa7f3de79475e9bd"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-G6P6-WHF8-4CQG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:46 – Updated: 2022-05-28 00:00
VLAI
Details
In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n245050, 12.2-STABLE before r369525, 13.0-RC4 before p0, and 12.2-RELEASE before p6, listening socket accept filters implementing the accf_create callback incorrectly freed a process supplied argument string. Additional operations on the socket can lead to a double free or use after free.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-29627"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-415"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-07T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n245050, 12.2-STABLE before r369525, 13.0-RC4 before p0, and 12.2-RELEASE before p6, listening socket accept filters implementing the accf_create callback incorrectly freed a process supplied argument string. Additional operations on the socket can lead to a double free or use after free.",
"id": "GHSA-g6p6-whf8-4cqg",
"modified": "2022-05-28T00:00:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:46:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29627"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-21:09.accept_filter.asc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210423-0007"
}
],
"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-G6PV-H986-VXR8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-13 21:34 – Updated: 2026-10-13 21:34
VLAI
Details
Double free in Windows Libarchive allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Severity
8.1 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-70062"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-415"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-13T19:19:17Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Double free in Windows Libarchive allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.",
"id": "GHSA-g6pv-h986-vxr8",
"modified": "2026-10-13T21:34:02Z",
"published": "2026-10-13T21:34:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70062"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70062"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-G6RX-F8GV-C53J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-05 09:31 – Updated: 2026-08-19 18:32
VLAI
Details
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm6: clear dst.dev on error to avoid double netdev_put in xfrm6_fill_dst()
On the error path where in6_dev_get(dev) returns NULL, xfrm6_fill_dst() releases the device reference with netdev_put() but leaves xdst->u.dst.dev set. dst_destroy() later calls netdev_put(dst->dev) again, so the same net_device reference is released twice, underflowing its refcount (ref_tracker WARNING + "unregister_netdevice: waiting for to become free").
Clear xdst->u.dst.dev after the netdev_put(), the same way the XFRM device-offload paths xfrm_dev_state_add() and xfrm_dev_policy_add() in net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c NULL ->dev when releasing the reference on error.
ref_tracker: reference already released. ref_tracker: allocated in: xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86) ... udpv6_sendmsg (net/ipv6/udp.c:1696) ... ref_tracker: freed in: xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:90) ... WARNING: lib/ref_tracker.c:322 at ref_tracker_free+0x58b/0x780 dst_destroy (net/core/dst.c:115) rcu_core handle_softirqs ...
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-64580"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-415"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-05T08:16:38Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfrm6: clear dst.dev on error to avoid double netdev_put in xfrm6_fill_dst()\n\nOn the error path where in6_dev_get(dev) returns NULL, xfrm6_fill_dst()\nreleases the device reference with netdev_put() but leaves\nxdst-\u003eu.dst.dev set. dst_destroy() later calls netdev_put(dst-\u003edev)\nagain, so the same net_device reference is released twice, underflowing\nits refcount (ref_tracker WARNING + \"unregister_netdevice: waiting for\n\u003cdev\u003e to become free\").\n\nClear xdst-\u003eu.dst.dev after the netdev_put(), the same way the XFRM\ndevice-offload paths xfrm_dev_state_add() and xfrm_dev_policy_add() in\nnet/xfrm/xfrm_device.c NULL -\u003edev when releasing the reference on error.\n\n ref_tracker: reference already released.\n ref_tracker: allocated in:\n xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86)\n ...\n udpv6_sendmsg (net/ipv6/udp.c:1696)\n ...\n ref_tracker: freed in:\n xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:90)\n ...\n WARNING: lib/ref_tracker.c:322 at ref_tracker_free+0x58b/0x780\n dst_destroy (net/core/dst.c:115)\n rcu_core\n handle_softirqs\n ...",
"id": "GHSA-g6rx-f8gv-c53j",
"modified": "2026-08-19T18:32:04Z",
"published": "2026-08-05T09:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64580"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/136992de9bb91871084ae52d172610541c76e4d2"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43de8a49335e611adb271bbd52e84dfbc11fc185"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e032e5733e49471fb73de117ea2ac1ac7c479a"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df6856c2dda9187601d29b5fbd7a81b3b178cedf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e078da1b4e11390cff3201c19a9a1fe70c5b934f"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff636d7b7cba6dea82ecf580415ea57f2c1a11b6"
}
],
"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-G7F3-XVJG-6GRJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-14 15:32 – Updated: 2024-05-14 15:32
VLAI
Details
Double-free vulnerability in the RSMC module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-52384"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-415"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-14T14:22:05Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Double-free vulnerability in the RSMC module\nImpact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.",
"id": "GHSA-g7f3-xvjg-6grj",
"modified": "2024-05-14T15:32:51Z",
"published": "2024-05-14T15:32:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52384"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://device.harmonyos.com/cn/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-phones-202405-0000001902628049"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-G839-937G-3FHV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:04 – Updated: 2025-04-12 13:03
VLAI
Details
fontconfig before 2.12.1 does not validate offsets, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary free calls and consequently conduct double free attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted cache file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-5384"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-415"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2016-08-13T01:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "fontconfig before 2.12.1 does not validate offsets, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary free calls and consequently conduct double free attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted cache file.",
"id": "GHSA-g839-937g-3fhv",
"modified": "2025-04-12T13:03:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:04:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5384"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2601"
},
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"type": "WEB",
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GHSA-G848-PPPP-VG6F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-23 18:30 – Updated: 2026-10-14 18:31
VLAI
Details
An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. Certain invalid XML entity definitions can corrupt a hash table key, potentially leading to subsequent logic errors. In one case, a double-free can be provoked.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-40304"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-415",
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-11-23T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"id": "GHSA-g848-pppp-vg6f",
"modified": "2026-10-14T18:31:34Z",
"published": "2022-11-23T18:30:27Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40304"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-337522.html"
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-341067.html"
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html"
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-556635.html"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-625862.html"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80b"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536"
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"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21"
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"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24"
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"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27"
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Mitigation
Architecture and Design
Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.
Mitigation
Implementation
Ensure that each allocation is freed only once. After freeing a chunk, set the pointer to NULL to ensure the pointer cannot be freed again. In complicated error conditions, be sure that clean-up routines respect the state of allocation properly. If the language is object oriented, ensure that object destructors delete each chunk of memory only once.
Mitigation
Implementation
Use a static analysis tool to find double free instances.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.