Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Allowed

Use After Free

Abstraction: Variant · Status: Stable

API response cwe.mitre.org

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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

11148 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-5PG7-FR46-JX8J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-01 15:30 – Updated: 2026-06-19 15:33
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Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: fix UAF caused by decrementing sbi->nr_pages[] in f2fs_write_end_io()

The xfstests case "generic/107" and syzbot have both reported a NULL pointer dereference.

The concurrent scenario that triggers the panic is as follows:

F2FS_WB_CP_DATA write callback umount - f2fs_write_checkpoint - f2fs_wait_on_all_pages(sbi, F2FS_WB_CP_DATA) - blk_mq_end_request - bio_endio - f2fs_write_end_io : dec_page_count(sbi, F2FS_WB_CP_DATA) : wake_up(&sbi->cp_wait) - kill_f2fs_super - kill_block_super - f2fs_put_super : iput(sbi->node_inode) : sbi->node_inode = NULL : f2fs_in_warm_node_list - is_node_folio // sbi->node_inode is NULL and panic

The root cause is that f2fs_put_super() calls iput(sbi->node_inode) and sets sbi->node_inode to NULL after sbi->nr_pages[F2FS_WB_CP_DATA] is decremented to zero. As a result, f2fs_in_warm_node_list() may dereference a NULL node_inode when checking whether a folio belongs to the node inode, leading to a panic.

This patch fixes the issue by calling f2fs_in_warm_node_list() before decrementing sbi->nr_pages[F2FS_WB_CP_DATA], thus preventing the use-after-free condition.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-31715"
  ],
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-01T14:16:21Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nf2fs: fix UAF caused by decrementing sbi-\u003enr_pages[] in f2fs_write_end_io()\n\nThe xfstests case \"generic/107\" and syzbot have both reported a NULL\npointer dereference.\n\nThe concurrent scenario that triggers the panic is as follows:\n\nF2FS_WB_CP_DATA write callback          umount\n                                        - f2fs_write_checkpoint\n                                         - f2fs_wait_on_all_pages(sbi, F2FS_WB_CP_DATA)\n- blk_mq_end_request\n - bio_endio\n  - f2fs_write_end_io\n   : dec_page_count(sbi, F2FS_WB_CP_DATA)\n   : wake_up(\u0026sbi-\u003ecp_wait)\n                                        - kill_f2fs_super\n                                         - kill_block_super\n                                          - f2fs_put_super\n                                           : iput(sbi-\u003enode_inode)\n                                           : sbi-\u003enode_inode = NULL\n   : f2fs_in_warm_node_list\n    - is_node_folio // sbi-\u003enode_inode is NULL and panic\n\nThe root cause is that f2fs_put_super() calls iput(sbi-\u003enode_inode) and\nsets sbi-\u003enode_inode to NULL after sbi-\u003enr_pages[F2FS_WB_CP_DATA] is\ndecremented to zero. As a result, f2fs_in_warm_node_list() may\ndereference a NULL node_inode when checking whether a folio belongs to\nthe node inode, leading to a panic.\n\nThis patch fixes the issue by calling f2fs_in_warm_node_list() before\ndecrementing sbi-\u003enr_pages[F2FS_WB_CP_DATA], thus preventing the\nuse-after-free condition.",
  "id": "GHSA-5pg7-fr46-jx8j",
  "modified": "2026-06-19T15:33:09Z",
  "published": "2026-05-01T15:30:33Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31715"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d40b26377f891e6dcb6efaf8ef9374c99be1b1d"
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}

GHSA-5PGR-2GF9-WH94

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-04 15:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:30
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Details

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-4752"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
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    "nvd_published_at": "2023-09-04T14:15:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858.",
  "id": "GHSA-5pgr-2gf9-wh94",
  "modified": "2025-11-03T21:30:54Z",
  "published": "2023-09-04T15:30:38Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4752"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ee9166eb3b41846661a39b662dc7ebe8b5e15139"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/85f62dd7-ed84-4fa2-b265-8a369a318757"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00035.html"
    },
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      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html"
    },
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      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I56ITJAFMFAQ2G3BMGTCGM3GS62V2DTR"
    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24"
    }
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  ]
}

GHSA-5PJ4-F8GH-J3MR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-26 21:30 – Updated: 2024-07-03 18:33
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Details

Use after free in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 123.0.6312.86 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-2886"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-26T21:15:53Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 123.0.6312.86 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-5pj4-f8gh-j3mr",
  "modified": "2024-07-03T18:33:49Z",
  "published": "2024-03-26T21:30:48Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2886"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/330575496"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3YUWGSMA5X2NQP5XEFCLRWNX6246GZ2C"
    },
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    },
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    }
  ]
}

GHSA-5PPF-43G5-3HH2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-15 18:31 – Updated: 2024-01-31 18:31
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Details

Use after free in Offline in Google Chrome on Android prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-2312"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-08-15T18:15:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Offline in Google Chrome on Android prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-5ppf-43g5-3hh2",
  "modified": "2024-01-31T18:31:19Z",
  "published": "2023-08-15T18:31:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2312"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html"
    },
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      "url": "https://crbug.com/1448548"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34"
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      "type": "WEB",
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  ]
}

GHSA-5PQ5-P4P5-8PFG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 15:31 – Updated: 2026-09-10 21:31
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Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU processing operations to access already freed memory.

This issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-5729"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T15:18:44Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver allows a local non-privileged user process to perform valid GPU processing operations to access already freed memory.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Valhall GPU Kernel Driver: from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0; Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Kernel Driver: from r50p0 through r54p3, r55p0.",
  "id": "GHSA-5pq5-p4p5-8pfg",
  "modified": "2026-09-10T21:31:20Z",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:31:56Z",
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5729"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.arm.com/documentation/111552/1-0/?lang=en"
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}

GHSA-5PV9-VW8R-7RX3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:06 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:06
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Details

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5586, CVE-2015-6683, CVE-2015-6684, CVE-2015-6687, CVE-2015-6688, CVE-2015-6689, CVE-2015-6690, CVE-2015-7615, CVE-2015-7617, and CVE-2015-7621.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-6691"
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  "id": "GHSA-5pv9-vw8r-7rx3",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:06:42Z",
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      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb15-24.html"
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GHSA-5PWM-RR4F-FH76

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-29 15:31 – Updated: 2026-09-30 18:33
VLAI
Details

Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Widget: Gtk component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4, Firefox 157, and Firefox ESR 140.17.

Severity
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-100818"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-29T13:17:47Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Widget: Gtk component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4, Firefox 157, and Firefox ESR 140.17.",
  "id": "GHSA-5pwm-rr4f-fh76",
  "modified": "2026-09-30T18:33:12Z",
  "published": "2026-09-29T15:31:39Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100818"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2069399"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-100"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-101"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-102"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-103"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-97"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-99"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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  ]
}

GHSA-5PXP-49P6-8FH4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-27 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-30 00:00
VLAI
Details

Use after free in File Manager in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific and direct user interaction.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-1496"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-07-26T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in File Manager in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific and direct user interaction.",
  "id": "GHSA-5pxp-49p6-8fh4",
  "modified": "2022-07-30T00:00:42Z",
  "published": "2022-07-27T00:00:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1496"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1306391"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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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-5Q23-9W8R-F4XX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:30 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:30
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Details

PDF-XChange Editor TIF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. 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 TIF 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-19638.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-39491"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-03T03:15:16Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "details": "PDF-XChange Editor TIF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of TIF 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-19638.",
  "id": "GHSA-5q23-9w8r-f4xx",
  "modified": "2024-05-03T03:30:56Z",
  "published": "2024-05-03T03:30:56Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39491"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1132"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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  ]
}

GHSA-5Q27-793W-36HC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-25 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-26 18:31
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Safebrowsing in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Severity
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  ],
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      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-25T21:17:56Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
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  "id": "GHSA-5q27-793w-36hc",
  "modified": "2026-08-26T18:31:39Z",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:31:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79012"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/523704817"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}
Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Language Selection

Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.

Mitigation
Implementation

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.

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