CWE-416
Weakness 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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
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Fuzzing
Fuzz testing (fuzzing) is a powerful technique for generating large numbers of diverse inputs - either randomly or algorithmically - and dynamically invoking the code with those inputs. Even with random inputs, it is often capable of generating unexpected results such as crashes, memory corruption, or resource consumption. Fuzzing effectively produces repeatable test cases that clearly indicate bugs, which helps developers to diagnose the issues.
Effectiveness: High
Automated Static Analysis
Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
Effectiveness: High
Automated Dynamic Analysis
Use tools that are integrated during compilation to insert runtime error-checking mechanisms related to memory safety errors, such as AddressSanitizer (ASan) for C/C++ [REF-1518].
Effectiveness: Moderate
Crafted inputs are necessary to reach the code containing the error, such as generated by fuzzers. Also, these tools may reduce performance, and they only report the error condition - not the original mistake that led to the error.
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12544 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-R3FP-VVQ4-X669
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-10 09:32 – Updated: 2025-12-16 18:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ftrace: Fix UAF when lookup kallsym after ftrace disabled
The following issue happens with a buggy module:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc05d0218 PGD 1bd66f067 P4D 1bd66f067 PUD 1bd671067 PMD 101808067 PTE 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS RIP: 0010:sized_strscpy+0x81/0x2f0 RSP: 0018:ffff88812d76fa08 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffc0601010 RCX: dffffc0000000000 RDX: 0000000000000038 RSI: dffffc0000000000 RDI: ffff88812608da2d RBP: 8080808080808080 R08: ffff88812608da2d R09: ffff88812608da68 R10: ffff88812608d82d R11: ffff88812608d810 R12: 0000000000000038 R13: ffff88812608da2d R14: ffffffffc05d0218 R15: fefefefefefefeff FS: 00007fef552de740(0000) GS:ffff8884251c7000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: ffffffffc05d0218 CR3: 00000001146f0000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: ftrace_mod_get_kallsym+0x1ac/0x590 update_iter_mod+0x239/0x5b0 s_next+0x5b/0xa0 seq_read_iter+0x8c9/0x1070 seq_read+0x249/0x3b0 proc_reg_read+0x1b0/0x280 vfs_read+0x17f/0x920 ksys_read+0xf3/0x1c0 do_syscall_64+0x5f/0x2e0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
The above issue may happen as follows: (1) Add kprobe tracepoint; (2) insmod test.ko; (3) Module triggers ftrace disabled; (4) rmmod test.ko; (5) cat /proc/kallsyms; --> Will trigger UAF as test.ko already removed; ftrace_mod_get_kallsym() ... strscpy(module_name, mod_map->mod->name, MODULE_NAME_LEN); ...
The problem is when a module triggers an issue with ftrace and sets ftrace_disable. The ftrace_disable is set when an anomaly is discovered and to prevent any more damage, ftrace stops all text modification. The issue that happened was that the ftrace_disable stops more than just the text modification.
When a module is loaded, its init functions can also be traced. Because kallsyms deletes the init functions after a module has loaded, ftrace saves them when the module is loaded and function tracing is enabled. This allows the output of the function trace to show the init function names instead of just their raw memory addresses.
When a module is removed, ftrace_release_mod() is called, and if ftrace_disable is set, it just returns without doing anything more. The problem here is that it leaves the mod_list still around and if kallsyms is called, it will call into this code and access the module memory that has already been freed as it will return:
strscpy(module_name, mod_map->mod->name, MODULE_NAME_LEN);
Where the "mod" no longer exists and triggers a UAF bug.
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nftrace: Fix UAF when lookup kallsym after ftrace disabled\n\nThe following issue happens with a buggy module:\n\nBUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc05d0218\nPGD 1bd66f067 P4D 1bd66f067 PUD 1bd671067 PMD 101808067 PTE 0\nOops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI\nTainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS\nRIP: 0010:sized_strscpy+0x81/0x2f0\nRSP: 0018:ffff88812d76fa08 EFLAGS: 00010246\nRAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffc0601010 RCX: dffffc0000000000\nRDX: 0000000000000038 RSI: dffffc0000000000 RDI: ffff88812608da2d\nRBP: 8080808080808080 R08: ffff88812608da2d R09: ffff88812608da68\nR10: ffff88812608d82d R11: ffff88812608d810 R12: 0000000000000038\nR13: ffff88812608da2d R14: ffffffffc05d0218 R15: fefefefefefefeff\nFS: 00007fef552de740(0000) GS:ffff8884251c7000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: ffffffffc05d0218 CR3: 00000001146f0000 CR4: 00000000000006f0\nDR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000\nDR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n ftrace_mod_get_kallsym+0x1ac/0x590\n update_iter_mod+0x239/0x5b0\n s_next+0x5b/0xa0\n seq_read_iter+0x8c9/0x1070\n seq_read+0x249/0x3b0\n proc_reg_read+0x1b0/0x280\n vfs_read+0x17f/0x920\n ksys_read+0xf3/0x1c0\n do_syscall_64+0x5f/0x2e0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e\n\nThe above issue may happen as follows:\n(1) Add kprobe tracepoint;\n(2) insmod test.ko;\n(3) Module triggers ftrace disabled;\n(4) rmmod test.ko;\n(5) cat /proc/kallsyms; --\u003e Will trigger UAF as test.ko already removed;\nftrace_mod_get_kallsym()\n...\nstrscpy(module_name, mod_map-\u003emod-\u003ename, MODULE_NAME_LEN);\n...\n\nThe problem is when a module triggers an issue with ftrace and\nsets ftrace_disable. The ftrace_disable is set when an anomaly is\ndiscovered and to prevent any more damage, ftrace stops all text\nmodification. The issue that happened was that the ftrace_disable stops\nmore than just the text modification.\n\nWhen a module is loaded, its init functions can also be traced. Because\nkallsyms deletes the init functions after a module has loaded, ftrace\nsaves them when the module is loaded and function tracing is enabled. This\nallows the output of the function trace to show the init function names\ninstead of just their raw memory addresses.\n\nWhen a module is removed, ftrace_release_mod() is called, and if\nftrace_disable is set, it just returns without doing anything more. The\nproblem here is that it leaves the mod_list still around and if kallsyms\nis called, it will call into this code and access the module memory that\nhas already been freed as it will return:\n\n strscpy(module_name, mod_map-\u003emod-\u003ename, MODULE_NAME_LEN);\n\nWhere the \"mod\" no longer exists and triggers a UAF bug.",
"id": "GHSA-r3fp-vvq4-x669",
"modified": "2025-12-16T18:31:30Z",
"published": "2025-07-10T09:32:31Z",
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d064c68781c19f378af1ae741d9132d35d24b2bb"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f78a786ad9a5443a29eef4dae60cde85b7375129"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html"
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GHSA-R3GF-PG53-XQPH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-13 09:30 – Updated: 2023-12-13 09:30The vmwgfx driver contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to gain access to files opened by other processes on the system through a dangling 'file' pointer.
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"CVE-2022-22942"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-13T09:15:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The vmwgfx driver contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to gain access to files opened by other processes on the system through a dangling \u0027file\u0027 pointer.",
"id": "GHSA-r3gf-pg53-xqph",
"modified": "2023-12-13T09:30:32Z",
"published": "2023-12-13T09:30:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22942"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-356"
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"url": "https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-148"
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"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/27/4"
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GHSA-R3GX-4WX6-8MR3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-13 06:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: dwc3: st: fix probed platform device ref count on probe error path
The probe function never performs any paltform device allocation, thus error path "undo_platform_dev_alloc" is entirely bogus. It drops the reference count from the platform device being probed. If error path is triggered, this will lead to unbalanced device reference counts and premature release of device resources, thus possible use-after-free when releasing remaining devm-managed resources.
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"CVE-2024-46674"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-13T06:15:12Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: dwc3: st: fix probed platform device ref count on probe error path\n\nThe probe function never performs any paltform device allocation, thus\nerror path \"undo_platform_dev_alloc\" is entirely bogus. It drops the\nreference count from the platform device being probed. If error path is\ntriggered, this will lead to unbalanced device reference counts and\npremature release of device resources, thus possible use-after-free when\nreleasing remaining devm-managed resources.",
"id": "GHSA-r3gx-4wx6-8mr3",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:23Z",
"published": "2024-09-13T06:30:42Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46674"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/060f41243ad7f6f5249fa7290dda0c01f723d12d"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1de989668708ce5875efc9d669d227212aeb9a90"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c6735299540f3c82a5033d35be76a5c42e0fb18"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aee4c5635d81f4809c3b9f0c198a65adfbb2ada"
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GHSA-R3H4-X886-29MC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:59 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:59Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-10-17T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .",
"id": "GHSA-r3h4-x886-29mc",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:59:26Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:59:26Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8225"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-49.html"
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GHSA-R3M2-HCCM-C492
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 18:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:32Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T18:17:47Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-r3m2-hccm-c492",
"modified": "2026-07-14T18:32:23Z",
"published": "2026-07-14T18:32:23Z",
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50436"
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GHSA-R3P6-JGGX-M3QG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-01 15:31 – Updated: 2026-10-30 15:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix UAF in decryption with multichannel
After commit f7025d861694 ("smb: client: allocate crypto only for primary server") and commit b0abcd65ec54 ("smb: client: fix UAF in async decryption"), the channels started reusing AEAD TFM from primary channel to perform synchronous decryption, but that can't done as there could be multiple cifsd threads (one per channel) simultaneously accessing it to perform decryption.
This fixes the following KASAN splat when running fstest generic/249 with 'vers=3.1.1,multichannel,max_channels=4,seal' against Windows Server 2022:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881046c18a0 by task cifsd/986 CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 986 Comm: cifsd Not tainted 6.15.0-rc1 #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-3.fc41 04/01/2014 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80 print_report+0x156/0x528 ? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x145/0x300 ? __phys_addr+0x46/0x90 ? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110 kasan_report+0xdf/0x1a0 ? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110 gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110 ghash_update+0x189/0x210 shash_ahash_update+0x295/0x370 ? __pfx_shash_ahash_update+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_shash_ahash_update+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_extract_iter_to_sg+0x10/0x10 ? ___kmalloc_large_node+0x10e/0x180 ? __asan_memset+0x23/0x50 crypto_ahash_update+0x3c/0xc0 gcm_hash_assoc_remain_continue+0x93/0xc0 crypt_message+0xe09/0xec0 [cifs] ? __pfx_crypt_message+0x10/0x10 [cifs] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x23/0x40 ? __pfx_cifs_readv_from_socket+0x10/0x10 [cifs] decrypt_raw_data+0x229/0x380 [cifs] ? __pfx_decrypt_raw_data+0x10/0x10 [cifs] ? __pfx_cifs_read_iter_from_socket+0x10/0x10 [cifs] smb3_receive_transform+0x837/0xc80 [cifs] ? __pfx_smb3_receive_transform+0x10/0x10 [cifs] ? __pfx___might_resched+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_smb3_is_transform_hdr+0x10/0x10 [cifs] cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x692/0x1570 [cifs] ? __pfx_cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x10/0x10 [cifs] ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50 ? rcu_lockdep_current_cpu_online+0x62/0xb0 ? find_held_lock+0x32/0x90 ? kvm_sched_clock_read+0x11/0x20 ? local_clock_noinstr+0xd/0xd0 ? trace_irq_enable.constprop.0+0xa8/0xe0 ? __pfx_cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x10/0x10 [cifs] kthread+0x1fe/0x380 ? kthread+0x10f/0x380 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ? local_clock_noinstr+0xd/0xd0 ? ret_from_fork+0x1b/0x60 ? local_clock+0x15/0x30 ? lock_release+0x29b/0x390 ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x31/0x60 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-01T13:15:53Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb: client: fix UAF in decryption with multichannel\n\nAfter commit f7025d861694 (\"smb: client: allocate crypto only for\nprimary server\") and commit b0abcd65ec54 (\"smb: client: fix UAF in\nasync decryption\"), the channels started reusing AEAD TFM from primary\nchannel to perform synchronous decryption, but that can\u0027t done as\nthere could be multiple cifsd threads (one per channel) simultaneously\naccessing it to perform decryption.\n\nThis fixes the following KASAN splat when running fstest generic/249\nwith \u0027vers=3.1.1,multichannel,max_channels=4,seal\u0027 against Windows\nServer 2022:\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110\nRead of size 8 at addr ffff8881046c18a0 by task cifsd/986\nCPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 986 Comm: cifsd Not tainted 6.15.0-rc1 #1\nPREEMPT(voluntary)\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-3.fc41\n04/01/2014\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80\n print_report+0x156/0x528\n ? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110\n ? __virt_addr_valid+0x145/0x300\n ? __phys_addr+0x46/0x90\n ? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110\n kasan_report+0xdf/0x1a0\n ? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110\n gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110\n ghash_update+0x189/0x210\n shash_ahash_update+0x295/0x370\n ? __pfx_shash_ahash_update+0x10/0x10\n ? __pfx_shash_ahash_update+0x10/0x10\n ? __pfx_extract_iter_to_sg+0x10/0x10\n ? ___kmalloc_large_node+0x10e/0x180\n ? __asan_memset+0x23/0x50\n crypto_ahash_update+0x3c/0xc0\n gcm_hash_assoc_remain_continue+0x93/0xc0\n crypt_message+0xe09/0xec0 [cifs]\n ? __pfx_crypt_message+0x10/0x10 [cifs]\n ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x23/0x40\n ? __pfx_cifs_readv_from_socket+0x10/0x10 [cifs]\n decrypt_raw_data+0x229/0x380 [cifs]\n ? __pfx_decrypt_raw_data+0x10/0x10 [cifs]\n ? __pfx_cifs_read_iter_from_socket+0x10/0x10 [cifs]\n smb3_receive_transform+0x837/0xc80 [cifs]\n ? __pfx_smb3_receive_transform+0x10/0x10 [cifs]\n ? __pfx___might_resched+0x10/0x10\n ? __pfx_smb3_is_transform_hdr+0x10/0x10 [cifs]\n cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x692/0x1570 [cifs]\n ? __pfx_cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x10/0x10 [cifs]\n ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50\n ? rcu_lockdep_current_cpu_online+0x62/0xb0\n ? find_held_lock+0x32/0x90\n ? kvm_sched_clock_read+0x11/0x20\n ? local_clock_noinstr+0xd/0xd0\n ? trace_irq_enable.constprop.0+0xa8/0xe0\n ? __pfx_cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x10/0x10 [cifs]\n kthread+0x1fe/0x380\n ? kthread+0x10f/0x380\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ? local_clock_noinstr+0xd/0xd0\n ? ret_from_fork+0x1b/0x60\n ? local_clock+0x15/0x30\n ? lock_release+0x29b/0x390\n ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork+0x31/0x60\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n \u003c/TASK\u003e",
"id": "GHSA-r3p6-jggx-m3qg",
"modified": "2026-10-30T15:32:07Z",
"published": "2025-05-01T15:31:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37750"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08160de2a65227e5b64fcb6765cd936ec384ee93"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e94c8cc7fa220ac50d6a3ce9a63d227696c95b8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9502dd5c7029902f4a425bf959917a5a9e7c0e50"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/950557922c1298464749c216d8763e97faf5d0a6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa5a1e4b882964eb79d5b5d1d1e8a1a5efbb1d15"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e859b216d94668bc66330e61be201234f4413d1a"
}
],
"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-R3PV-QWGR-HXX8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:17 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:17Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20095 (and earlier), 21.007.20096 (and earlier), 20.004.30015 (and earlier), and 17.011.30202 (and earlier) is affected by a use-after-free that allow a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. 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 JPG2000 images.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-40730"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-15T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20095 (and earlier), 21.007.20096 (and earlier), 20.004.30015 (and earlier), and 17.011.30202 (and earlier) is affected by a use-after-free that allow a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. 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 JPG2000 images.",
"id": "GHSA-r3pv-qwgr-hxx8",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:17:41Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:17:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40730"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-104.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-R3Q4-H9CX-8PHG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:57 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:57An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Reader before 9.3 and PhantomPDF before 9.3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16291, CVE-2018-16292, CVE-2018-16293, CVE-2018-16294, CVE-2018-16295, and CVE-2018-16297. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-16296"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-10-08T16:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Reader before 9.3 and PhantomPDF before 9.3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16291, CVE-2018-16292, CVE-2018-16293, CVE-2018-16294, CVE-2018-16295, and CVE-2018-16297. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-r3q4-h9cx-8phg",
"modified": "2022-05-14T01:57:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T01:57:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16296"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041769"
}
],
"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-R3RX-C574-65Q3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-06 21:31 – Updated: 2026-10-06 21:31Use after free in Parser in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-106411"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-06T19:18:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Parser in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-r3rx-c574-65q3",
"modified": "2026-10-06T21:31:50Z",
"published": "2026-10-06T21:31:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106411"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/566136674"
}
],
"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-R3X3-QFC2-2XCQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:33 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:33Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-24437"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-11-05T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions 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-r3x3-qfc2-2xcq",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:33:14Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:33:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24437"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1156"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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.