Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Allowed

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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

12251 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-G5CH-W7QC-MXX4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-13 21:33 – Updated: 2026-10-13 21:33
VLAI
Details

Use after free in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-69984"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-10-13T19:19:09Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.",
  "id": "GHSA-g5ch-w7qc-mxx4",
  "modified": "2026-10-13T21:33:57Z",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:33:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69984"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69984"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G5F7-QJ4Q-4W5V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-10 15:33 – Updated: 2026-10-30 15:33
VLAI
Details

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

wifi: mac80211: defer link RX stats percpu free to RCU

sta_remove_link() frees a removed MLO link's RX stats percpu buffer right away, but defers only the link container to RCU:

sta_info_free_link(&alloc->info);
kfree_rcu(alloc, rcu_head);

The RX fast path reads link_sta under rcu_read_lock and writes the percpu stats. A reader that resolved link_sta before the removal keeps the pointer. The container stays alive from the kfree_rcu, so the read still works. But the percpu block it points to is already freed. This needs uses_rss. That is when pcpu_rx_stats exists.

The full STA teardown frees the deflink stats only after synchronize_net(). The link removal path had no such barrier. The race is hard to win in practice, but the free should still wait for RCU.

Free the link together with its data from a single RCU callback, so the percpu block is reclaimed only after readers drain.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-68409"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-10T13:20:34Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: defer link RX stats percpu free to RCU\n\nsta_remove_link() frees a removed MLO link\u0027s RX stats percpu buffer right\naway, but defers only the link container to RCU:\n\n\tsta_info_free_link(\u0026alloc-\u003einfo);\n\tkfree_rcu(alloc, rcu_head);\n\nThe RX fast path reads link_sta under rcu_read_lock and writes the percpu\nstats. A reader that resolved link_sta before the removal keeps the\npointer. The container stays alive from the kfree_rcu, so the read still\nworks. But the percpu block it points to is already freed. This needs\nuses_rss. That is when pcpu_rx_stats exists.\n\nThe full STA teardown frees the deflink stats only after\nsynchronize_net(). The link removal path had no such barrier. The race is\nhard to win in practice, but the free should still wait for RCU.\n\nFree the link together with its data from a single RCU callback, so the\npercpu block is reclaimed only after readers drain.",
  "id": "GHSA-g5f7-qj4q-4w5v",
  "modified": "2026-10-30T15:33:00Z",
  "published": "2026-08-10T15:33:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68409"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aa1789880fa5e41049b0f6a74a4fc2fa1997610"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a03fceae0c65b31ce31840dac5e26684ceecb65b"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5afc00280986063f1c355821544fabbb2a960f7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa2eb62525188269cdd402a583b9a8ed94657ff0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acd5931d5adf12f0163f83dc00320e7011f4da92"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b679c1cffb2f3d0854b8b05ea9e909ad6489046f"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G5FP-QXXG-W295

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-29 21:30 – Updated: 2023-04-06 21:30
VLAI
Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.2.12465. 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 handling of Annotation objects. 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-19478.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-43649"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-03-29T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.2.12465. 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 handling of Annotation objects. 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-19478.",
  "id": "GHSA-g5fp-qxxg-w295",
  "modified": "2023-04-06T21:30:21Z",
  "published": "2023-03-29T21:30:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43649"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-091"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G5HC-877G-C5PX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-03 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-09 00:00
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in swftools through 20201222. A heap-use-after-free exists in the function swf_FontExtract_DefineTextCallback() located in swftext.c. It allows an attacker to cause code execution.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-42203"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-06-02T14:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in swftools through 20201222. A heap-use-after-free exists in the function swf_FontExtract_DefineTextCallback() located in swftext.c. It allows an attacker to cause code execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-g5hc-877g-c5px",
  "modified": "2022-06-09T00:00:18Z",
  "published": "2022-06-03T00:00:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42203"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/176"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G5HV-C3G8-MC9X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-27 00:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:22
VLAI
Details

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-32381"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-07-27T00:15:14Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.",
  "id": "GHSA-g5hv-c3g8-mc9x",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:22:26Z",
  "published": "2023-07-27T00:30:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32381"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G5JP-QV2M-FCXR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:12 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:12
VLAI
Details

Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has an exploitable use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-11279"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-08-11T19:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has an exploitable use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-g5jp-qv2m-fcxr",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T02:12:33Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:12:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11279"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-27.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100244"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039100"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G5JQ-GR6P-2C45

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-21 18:31 – Updated: 2024-08-21 18:31
VLAI
Details

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. 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 handling of 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-23900.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-7724"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-08-21T16:15:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. 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 handling of 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-23900.",
  "id": "GHSA-g5jq-gr6p-2c45",
  "modified": "2024-08-21T18:31:28Z",
  "published": "2024-08-21T18:31:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7724"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1126"
    }
  ],
  "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-G5JX-5VRQ-VRH6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-31 06:30 – Updated: 2025-01-31 18:31
VLAI
Details

Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to trigger use-after-free kernel exceptions.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-47898"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-01-31T04:15:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to trigger use-after-free kernel exceptions.",
  "id": "GHSA-g5jx-5vrq-vrh6",
  "modified": "2025-01-31T18:31:05Z",
  "published": "2025-01-31T06:30:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47898"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities"
    }
  ],
  "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-G5M4-XWJW-XGC2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-15 00:01 – Updated: 2022-03-31 00:01
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability has been identified in JT2Go (All versions < V13.2.0.5), Teamcenter Visualization (All versions < V13.2.0.5). The Jt1001.dll contains a use-after-free vulnerability that could be triggered while parsing specially crafted JT files. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15057)

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-44014"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-12-14T12:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-g5m4-xwjw-xgc2",
  "modified": "2022-03-31T00:01:03Z",
  "published": "2021-12-15T00:01:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44014"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-595101.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-936212.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-005"
    }
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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",
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  ]
}

GHSA-G5MF-GJ3F-6C3M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-15 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-23 00:00
VLAI
Details

Use after free in graphics fence due to a race condition while closing fence file descriptor and destroy graphics timeline simultaneously in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-22057"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-06-14T10:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in graphics fence due to a race condition while closing fence file descriptor and destroy graphics timeline simultaneously in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables",
  "id": "GHSA-g5mf-gj3f-6c3m",
  "modified": "2022-06-23T00:00:34Z",
  "published": "2022-06-15T00:00:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22057"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2022-bulletin"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172850/Qualcomm-kgsl-Driver-Use-After-Free.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"
    }
  ]
}

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.