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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
9834 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2X5X-V4MJ-WC7H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-06 03:31 – Updated: 2026-01-06 15:30In display, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10149879; Issue ID: MSV-4658.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-20787"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-06T02:15:43Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In display, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10149879; Issue ID: MSV-4658.",
"id": "GHSA-2x5x-v4mj-wc7h",
"modified": "2026-01-06T15:30:27Z",
"published": "2026-01-06T03:31:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20787"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/January-2026"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2X65-JX2X-HG5P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-05 00:31 – Updated: 2026-06-05 21:31Use after free in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-10931"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-04T23:16:55Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Use after free in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-2x65-jx2x-hg5p",
"modified": "2026-06-05T21:31:56Z",
"published": "2026-06-05T00:31:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10931"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/501115599"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2X67-3HQQ-GFWQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-29 00:38 – Updated: 2026-05-29 15:30Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 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)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-9997"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-28T23:16:57Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 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-2x67-3hqq-gfwq",
"modified": "2026-05-29T15:30:32Z",
"published": "2026-05-29T00:38:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9997"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513324041"
}
],
"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-2X86-MM52-25F7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-05 00:30 – Updated: 2024-10-08 21:31Use after free in Networking APIs in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-1815"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-04T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Networking APIs in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
"id": "GHSA-2x86-mm52-25f7",
"modified": "2024-10-08T21:31:04Z",
"published": "2023-04-05T00:30:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1815"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/1278708"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FG3CRADL7IL5IHK4NCHG4LAYLKHFXETX"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HO3QZY4UQFP4XNF43ILMVVOABMB7KAQ5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5386"
}
],
"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-2X8G-M7HP-F3X8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-27 18:31 – Updated: 2025-03-28 18:33In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: always report error in run_one_delayed_ref()
Currently we have a btrfs_debug() for run_one_delayed_ref() failure, but if end users hit such problem, there will be no chance that btrfs_debug() is enabled. This can lead to very little useful info for debugging.
This patch will:
- Add extra info for error reporting Including:
- logical bytenr
- num_bytes
- type
- action
-
ref_mod
-
Replace the btrfs_debug() with btrfs_err()
-
Move the error reporting into run_one_delayed_ref() This is to avoid use-after-free, the @node can be freed in the caller.
This error should only be triggered at most once.
As if run_one_delayed_ref() failed, we trigger the error message, then causing the call chain to error out:
btrfs_run_delayed_refs()
- btrfs_run_delayed_refs()- btrfs_run_delayed_refs_for_head()
`- run_one_delayed_ref()
And we will abort the current transaction in btrfs_run_delayed_refs(). If we have to run delayed refs for the abort transaction, run_one_delayed_ref() will just cleanup the refs and do nothing, thus no new error messages would be output.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-49761"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-27T17:15:41Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: always report error in run_one_delayed_ref()\n\nCurrently we have a btrfs_debug() for run_one_delayed_ref() failure, but\nif end users hit such problem, there will be no chance that\nbtrfs_debug() is enabled. This can lead to very little useful info for\ndebugging.\n\nThis patch will:\n\n- Add extra info for error reporting\n Including:\n * logical bytenr\n * num_bytes\n * type\n * action\n * ref_mod\n\n- Replace the btrfs_debug() with btrfs_err()\n\n- Move the error reporting into run_one_delayed_ref()\n This is to avoid use-after-free, the @node can be freed in the caller.\n\nThis error should only be triggered at most once.\n\nAs if run_one_delayed_ref() failed, we trigger the error message, then\ncausing the call chain to error out:\n\nbtrfs_run_delayed_refs()\n`- btrfs_run_delayed_refs()\n `- btrfs_run_delayed_refs_for_head()\n `- run_one_delayed_ref()\n\nAnd we will abort the current transaction in btrfs_run_delayed_refs().\nIf we have to run delayed refs for the abort transaction,\nrun_one_delayed_ref() will just cleanup the refs and do nothing, thus no\nnew error messages would be output.",
"id": "GHSA-2x8g-m7hp-f3x8",
"modified": "2025-03-28T18:33:12Z",
"published": "2025-03-27T18:31:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49761"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18bd1c9c02e64a3567f90c83c2c8b855531c8098"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39f501d68ec1ed5cd5c66ac6ec2a7131c517bb92"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/853ffa1511b058c79a4c9bb1407b3b20ce311792"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdb4a70bb768d2a87890409597529ad81cb3de8a"
}
],
"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-2X8J-6FMF-RGP7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:54 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:54A use after free in credit card autofill in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux and Windows allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-5080"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-10-27T05:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A use after free in credit card autofill in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux and Windows allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.",
"id": "GHSA-2x8j-6fmf-rgp7",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:54:07Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:54:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5080"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://crbug.com/708819"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2XF8-83RW-66F8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:15 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:15An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-16389"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-12-09T06:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-2xf8-83rw-66f8",
"modified": "2022-05-17T00:15:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:15:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16389"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101818"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2XG4-WC7M-F6PQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-27 15:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
SUNRPC: make sure cache entry active before cache_show
The function c_show was called with protection from RCU. This only
ensures that cp will not be freed. Therefore, the reference count for
cp can drop to zero, which will trigger a refcount use-after-free
warning when cache_get is called. To resolve this issue, use
cache_get_rcu to ensure that cp remains active.
------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 822 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0xb1/0x120 CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 822 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: c_show+0x2fc/0x380 [sunrpc] seq_read_iter+0x589/0x770 seq_read+0x1e5/0x270 proc_reg_read+0xe1/0x140 vfs_read+0x125/0x530 ksys_read+0xc1/0x160 do_syscall_64+0x5f/0x170 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-53174"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-27T14:15:24Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nSUNRPC: make sure cache entry active before cache_show\n\nThe function `c_show` was called with protection from RCU. This only\nensures that `cp` will not be freed. Therefore, the reference count for\n`cp` can drop to zero, which will trigger a refcount use-after-free\nwarning when `cache_get` is called. To resolve this issue, use\n`cache_get_rcu` to ensure that `cp` remains active.\n\n------------[ cut here ]------------\nrefcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.\nWARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 822 at lib/refcount.c:25\nrefcount_warn_saturate+0xb1/0x120\nCPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 822 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 c_show+0x2fc/0x380 [sunrpc]\n seq_read_iter+0x589/0x770\n seq_read+0x1e5/0x270\n proc_reg_read+0xe1/0x140\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-2xg4-wc7m-f6pq",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:31:47Z",
"published": "2024-12-27T15:31:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53174"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02999e135b013d85c6df738746e8e24699befee4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/068c0b50f3f700b94f78850834cd91ae3b34c2c1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2862eee078a4d2d1f584e7f24fa50dddfa5f3471"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acfaf37888e0f0732fb6a50ff093dce6d99994d0"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7dac3af57e38b2054f990e573256d90bf887958"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d882e2b7fad3f5e5fac66184a347f408813f654a"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9be26735d055c42543a4d047a769cc6d0fb1504"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec305f303bf070b4f6896b7a76009f702956d402"
},
{
"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"
}
],
"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-2XHC-PMCP-MWPW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-01 00:34 – Updated: 2026-07-01 15:35Use after free in SignIn in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 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: Low)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-14027"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-30T23:17:15Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in SignIn in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 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: Low)",
"id": "GHSA-2xhc-pmcp-mwpw",
"modified": "2026-07-01T15:35:07Z",
"published": "2026-07-01T00:34:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14027"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/361375787"
}
],
"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-2XJ9-F7P4-9R93
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:14 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:14A Use After Free condition can occur in the IPA driver whenever the IPA IOCTLs IPA_IOC_NOTIFY_WAN_UPSTREAM_ROUTE_ADD/IPA_IOC_NOTIFY_WAN_UPSTREAM_ROUTE_DEL/IPA_IOC_NOTIFY_WAN_EMBMS_CONNECTED are called in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-5846"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-06-06T21:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A Use After Free condition can occur in the IPA driver whenever the IPA IOCTLs IPA_IOC_NOTIFY_WAN_UPSTREAM_ROUTE_ADD/IPA_IOC_NOTIFY_WAN_UPSTREAM_ROUTE_DEL/IPA_IOC_NOTIFY_WAN_EMBMS_CONNECTED are called in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.",
"id": "GHSA-2xj9-f7p4-9r93",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:14:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:14:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5846"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-05-01"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
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.