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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

10001 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-75Q5-6X22-QJPW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-27 18:31 – Updated: 2025-02-27 18:31
VLAI
Details

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

crypto: ccree - Fix use after free in cc_cipher_exit()

kfree_sensitive(ctx_p->user.key) will free the ctx_p->user.key. But ctx_p->user.key is still used in the next line, which will lead to a use after free.

We can call kfree_sensitive() after dev_dbg() to avoid the uaf.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-49258"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-26T07:01:02Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: ccree - Fix use after free in cc_cipher_exit()\n\nkfree_sensitive(ctx_p-\u003euser.key) will free the ctx_p-\u003euser.key. But\nctx_p-\u003euser.key is still used in the next line, which will lead to a\nuse after free.\n\nWe can call kfree_sensitive() after dev_dbg() to avoid the uaf.",
  "id": "GHSA-75q5-6x22-qjpw",
  "modified": "2025-02-27T18:31:08Z",
  "published": "2025-02-27T18:31:08Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49258"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25c358efee5153dfd240d4e0d3169d5bebe9cacd"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335bf1fc74f775a8255257aa3e33763f2257b676"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d950c34074ed74d2713c3856ba01264523289e6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c93017c8d5ebf55a4e453ac7c84cc84cf92ab570"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cffb5382bd8d3cf21b874ab5b84bf7618932286b"
    }
  ],
  "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-75Q6-Q84V-3C56

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-12 18:31 – Updated: 2024-03-12 18:31
VLAI
Details

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-26182"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-12T17:15:57Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
  "id": "GHSA-75q6-q84v-3c56",
  "modified": "2024-03-12T18:31:14Z",
  "published": "2024-03-12T18:31:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26182"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26182"
    }
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  "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-75QJ-FCP3-J9W2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-05 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:23
VLAI
Details

An attacker could have triggered a use-after-free condition when creating a WebRTC connection over HTTPS. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115, Firefox ESR < 102.13, and Thunderbird < 102.13.

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  "affected": [],
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    "CVE-2023-37201"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-07-05T09:15:09Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An attacker could have triggered a use-after-free condition when creating a WebRTC connection over HTTPS. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 115, Firefox ESR \u003c 102.13, and Thunderbird \u003c 102.13.",
  "id": "GHSA-75qj-fcp3-j9w2",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T05:23:16Z",
  "published": "2023-07-05T09:30:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37201"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1826002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00006.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00015.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5450"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5451"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-22"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-23"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-24"
    }
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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-75R3-JG89-HHJP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-12 18:31 – Updated: 2024-03-12 18:31
VLAI
Details

Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-21334"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-12T17:15:49Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
  "id": "GHSA-75r3-jg89-hhjp",
  "modified": "2024-03-12T18:31:12Z",
  "published": "2024-03-12T18:31:12Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21334"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21334"
    }
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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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-75R7-G667-C286

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:24 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:24
VLAI
Details

Use after free in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed a remote attacker who had convinced the user to use developer tools to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-6518"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-07-22T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed a remote attacker who had convinced the user to use developer tools to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-75r7-g667-c286",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:24:07Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:24:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6518"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/986051"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTRPPTKZ2RKVH2XGQCWNFZ7FOGQ5LLCA"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MYIDWCHG24ZTFD4P42D4A4WWPPA74BCG"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-08"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00069.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00007.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00018.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00041.html"
    }
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  "severity": []
}

GHSA-7639-4X37-QFJ8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-04 15:31 – Updated: 2024-03-04 15:31
VLAI
Details

Dell Digital Delivery, versions prior to 5.0.86.0, contain a Use After Free Vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to an application crash or execution of arbitrary code.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-0155"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-04T13:15:44Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Dell Digital Delivery, versions prior to 5.0.86.0, contain a Use After Free Vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to an application crash or execution of arbitrary code.",
  "id": "GHSA-7639-4x37-qfj8",
  "modified": "2024-03-04T15:31:06Z",
  "published": "2024-03-04T15:31:06Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0155"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000222292/dsa-2024-033"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-763M-X8V7-RJ25

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:20 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:20
VLAI
Details

Possible race condition can occur due to lack of synchronization mechanism when On-Device Logging node open twice concurrently in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-30263"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-11-12T07:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Possible race condition can occur due to lack of synchronization mechanism when On-Device Logging node open twice concurrently in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice \u0026 Music",
  "id": "GHSA-763m-x8v7-rj25",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:20:33Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:20:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30263"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/november-2021-bulletin"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-764W-G8WQ-QGG3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:34 – Updated: 2025-04-11 04:10
VLAI
Details

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1313.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-1306"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2013-05-15T03:36:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka \"Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1313.",
  "id": "GHSA-764w-g8wq-qgg3",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T04:10:14Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:34:47Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1306"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16398"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40894"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://blog.skylined.nl/20161208001.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140092/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-9-MSHTML-CDispNode-InsertSiblingNode-Use-After-Free.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-7669-733Q-3WJ7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-26 18:30 – Updated: 2024-10-27 03:30
VLAI
Details

nanomq 0.21.2 contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in /nanomq/nng/src/core/socket.c.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-25767"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-02-26T17:15:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "nanomq 0.21.2 contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in /nanomq/nng/src/core/socket.c.",
  "id": "GHSA-7669-733q-3wj7",
  "modified": "2024-10-27T03:30:24Z",
  "published": "2024-02-26T18:30:31Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25767"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/LuMingYinDetect/nanomq_defects/blob/main/nanomq_detect_1.md"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-768V-PQ77-R3JH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-08 12:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:38
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability has been identified in JT2Go (All versions < V14.2.0.5), Solid Edge SE2022 (All versions < V222.0 Update 13), Solid Edge SE2023 (All versions < V223.0 Update 4), Teamcenter Visualization V13.2 (All versions < V13.2.0.15), Teamcenter Visualization V13.3 (All versions < V13.3.0.11), Teamcenter Visualization V14.1 (All versions < V14.1.0.11), Teamcenter Visualization V14.2 (All versions < V14.2.0.5). The affected application contains a use-after-free vulnerability that could be triggered while parsing specially crafted ASM file. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-28830"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-08-08T10:15:14Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability has been identified in JT2Go (All versions \u003c V14.2.0.5), Solid Edge SE2022 (All versions \u003c V222.0 Update 13), Solid Edge SE2023 (All versions \u003c V223.0 Update 4), Teamcenter Visualization V13.2 (All versions \u003c V13.2.0.15), Teamcenter Visualization V13.3 (All versions \u003c V13.3.0.11), Teamcenter Visualization V14.1 (All versions \u003c V14.1.0.11), Teamcenter Visualization V14.2 (All versions \u003c V14.2.0.5). The affected application contains a use-after-free vulnerability that could be triggered while parsing specially crafted ASM file. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.",
  "id": "GHSA-768v-pq77-r3jh",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:38:41Z",
  "published": "2023-08-08T12:30:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28830"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-131450.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

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.