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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.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-R5MH-QGC2-26P2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-25 00:34 – Updated: 2024-07-03 18:46Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.126 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-24T22:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.126 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-r5mh-qgc2-26p2",
"modified": "2024-07-03T18:46:36Z",
"published": "2024-06-25T00:34:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6290"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/342428008"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T6OJ65HWXYSYMH55VDO6N36EOZFUNL4O"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHV5WTU27YOIBIM2CON42SHWY6J2HPRS"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R5MQ-PM4H-FG98
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-23 09:30 – Updated: 2026-09-23 09:30A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s handling of JavaScript array objects. A specially crafted PDF may cause the application to access a released object during array processing, potentially resulting in application crashes or arbitrary code execution.
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"CVE-2026-91799"
],
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"CWE-416"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-23T08:17:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader\u2019s handling of JavaScript array objects. A specially crafted PDF may cause the application to access a released object during array processing, potentially resulting in application crashes or arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-r5mq-pm4h-fg98",
"modified": "2026-09-23T09:30:29Z",
"published": "2026-09-23T09:30:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91799"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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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"
}
]
}
GHSA-R5P5-33C4-CHRW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:06 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:06Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 91.0.4472.114 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-30556"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-07-02T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 91.0.4472.114 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
"id": "GHSA-r5p5-33c4-chrw",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:06:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:06:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30556"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1212599"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ETMZL6IHCTCTREEL434BQ4THQ7EOHJ43"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAT6EOXVQFE6JFMFQF4IKAOUQSHMHL54"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-06"
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"severity": []
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GHSA-R5P7-4GVW-82R6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-01 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-03 00:00Measuresoft ScadaPro Server (All Versions) allows use after free while processing a specific project file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-2896"
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"CWE-121",
"CWE-416",
"CWE-787"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-31T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Measuresoft ScadaPro Server (All Versions) allows use after free while processing a specific project file.",
"id": "GHSA-r5p7-4gvw-82r6",
"modified": "2022-09-03T00:00:15Z",
"published": "2022-09-01T00:00:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2896"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-235-06"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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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"
}
]
}
GHSA-R5PJ-8MRW-4GQJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-27 15:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: make sure exp active before svc_export_show
The function e_show was called with protection from RCU. This only
ensures that exp will not be freed. Therefore, the reference count for
exp can drop to zero, which will trigger a refcount use-after-free
warning when exp_get is called. To resolve this issue, use
cache_get_rcu to ensure that exp remains active.
------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 819 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0xb1/0x120 CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 819 Comm: cat Not tainted 6.12.0-rc3+ #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xb1/0x120 ... Call Trace: e_show+0x20b/0x230 [nfsd] seq_read_iter+0x589/0x770 seq_read+0x1e5/0x270 vfs_read+0x125/0x530 ksys_read+0xc1/0x160 do_syscall_64+0x5f/0x170 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-27T15:15:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: make sure exp active before svc_export_show\n\nThe function `e_show` was called with protection from RCU. This only\nensures that `exp` will not be freed. Therefore, the reference count for\n`exp` can drop to zero, which will trigger a refcount use-after-free\nwarning when `exp_get` is called. To resolve this issue, use\n`cache_get_rcu` to ensure that `exp` remains active.\n\n------------[ cut here ]------------\nrefcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.\nWARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 819 at lib/refcount.c:25\nrefcount_warn_saturate+0xb1/0x120\nCPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 819 Comm: cat Not tainted 6.12.0-rc3+ #1\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS\n1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014\nRIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xb1/0x120\n...\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n e_show+0x20b/0x230 [nfsd]\n seq_read_iter+0x589/0x770\n seq_read+0x1e5/0x270\n vfs_read+0x125/0x530\n ksys_read+0xc1/0x160\n do_syscall_64+0x5f/0x170\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e",
"id": "GHSA-r5pj-8mrw-4gqj",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:31:50Z",
"published": "2024-12-27T15:31:53Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56558"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cecfdbc6bfc89c516d286884c7f29267b95de2b"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cefcadd34e3c71c81ea64b899a0daa86314a51a"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7365d1f8de63cffdbbaa2287ce0205438e1a922f"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d8f7816bebcd2e7400bb4d786eccb8f33c9f9ec"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fd29d284b55c2274f7a748e6c5f25b4758b8da5"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be8f982c369c965faffa198b46060f8853e0f1f0"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2fa0d0e327279a8defb87b263cd0bf288fd9261"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html"
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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-R5QX-544G-4Q99
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-25 15:30 – Updated: 2026-03-25 21:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: octeon_ep_vf: fix free_irq dev_id mismatch in IRQ rollback
octep_vf_request_irqs() requests MSI-X queue IRQs with dev_id set to ioq_vector. If request_irq() fails part-way, the rollback loop calls free_irq() with dev_id set to 'oct', which does not match the original dev_id and may leave the irqaction registered.
This can keep IRQ handlers alive while ioq_vector is later freed during unwind/teardown, leading to a use-after-free or crash when an interrupt fires.
Fix the error path to free IRQs with the same ioq_vector dev_id used during request_irq().
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-23013"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-25T15:15:56Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: octeon_ep_vf: fix free_irq dev_id mismatch in IRQ rollback\n\noctep_vf_request_irqs() requests MSI-X queue IRQs with dev_id set to\nioq_vector. If request_irq() fails part-way, the rollback loop calls\nfree_irq() with dev_id set to \u0027oct\u0027, which does not match the original\ndev_id and may leave the irqaction registered.\n\nThis can keep IRQ handlers alive while ioq_vector is later freed during\nunwind/teardown, leading to a use-after-free or crash when an interrupt\nfires.\n\nFix the error path to free IRQs with the same ioq_vector dev_id used\nduring request_irq().",
"id": "GHSA-r5qx-544g-4q99",
"modified": "2026-03-25T21:30:24Z",
"published": "2026-01-25T15:30:27Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23013"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa05a8371ae4a452df623f7202c72409d3c50e40"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f93fc5d12d69012788f82151bee55fce937e1432"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R5R7-Q7WC-9345
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-21 00:32 – Updated: 2026-10-21 00:32Use after free in Transactions Platform in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-113115"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-367",
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-20T22:19:03Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Transactions Platform in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
"id": "GHSA-r5r7-q7wc-9345",
"modified": "2026-10-21T00:32:42Z",
"published": "2026-10-21T00:32:42Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113115"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/514018015"
}
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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-R5VP-5624-WHWM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-11 15:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:35Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20142 (and earlier), 20.005.30334 (and earlier) and 17.012.30229 (and earlier) are 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-2022-34227"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-09-11T14:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20142 (and earlier), 20.005.30334 (and earlier) and 17.012.30229 (and earlier) are 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-r5vp-5624-whwm",
"modified": "2024-04-04T07:35:17Z",
"published": "2023-09-11T15:31:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34227"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-32.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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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"
}
]
}
GHSA-R5WP-6P3J-7XRJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:47 – Updated: 2022-10-14 12:00This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.4.1.16828. 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 when processing AcroForms. 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-8165.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-6769"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-06-03T19:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.4.1.16828. 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 when processing AcroForms. 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-8165.",
"id": "GHSA-r5wp-6p3j-7xrj",
"modified": "2022-10-14T12:00:25Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:47:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6769"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-443"
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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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}
GHSA-R5WP-FR43-744H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-03 00:01 – Updated: 2022-06-10 00:00The root cause of this vulnerability is that the ioctl$DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DESTROY_DUMB can decrease refcount of *drm_vgem_gem_object *(created in vgem_gem_dumb_create) concurrently, and *vgem_gem_dumb_create *will access the freed drm_vgem_gem_object.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-1419"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-02T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The root cause of this vulnerability is that the ioctl$DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DESTROY_DUMB can decrease refcount of *drm_vgem_gem_object *(created in *vgem_gem_dumb_create*) concurrently, and *vgem_gem_dumb_create *will access the freed drm_vgem_gem_object.",
"id": "GHSA-r5wp-fr43-744h",
"modified": "2022-06-10T00:00:49Z",
"published": "2022-06-03T00:01:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1419"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2077560"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173"
}
],
"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.