Weakness (CWE)
CWE-416: Use After Free
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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
How to prevent it (2 mitigations)
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Architecture and Design
Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.
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Implementation
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.
Source: MITRE CWE-416
6,545 results · Feed
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-2764 Public exploit
JIT miscompilation, use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component
JIT miscompilation, use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
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Critical 9.8
Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component
Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-2763 Public exploit
Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component
Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
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Critical 9.8
Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component
Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
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Medium 5.3
ImageMagick has Use After Free in MSLStartElement in "coders/msl.c"
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, a crafted MSL script triggers a heap-use-after-free. The operation element handler replaces and frees the image while the …
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Low 3.3
CCExtractor mp4.c processmp4 use after free
A vulnerability was detected in CCExtractor up to 0.96.5. Affected is the function processmp4 in the library src/lib_ccx/mp4.c. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and m…
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Medium 4.7
Use-after-free in Cloud Workloads
Tanium addressed a use-after-free vulnerability in the Cloud Workloads Enforce client extension.
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Medium 5.1
PJSIP's pjmedia-video has use-after-free in H264 packetizer when packetizing fragmented NAL
PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library. Versions prior to 2.17 have a critical heap buffer underflow vulnerability in PJSIP's H.264 packetizer. The bug occurs when processing malformed H.264 bitstreams without NAL unit start codes, w…
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Low 3.3
FascinatedBox lily lily_symtab.c shorthash_for_name use after free
A vulnerability was identified in FascinatedBox lily up to 2.3. Affected by this issue is the function shorthash_for_name of the file src/lily_symtab.c. The manipulation leads to use after free. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit is…
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Low 2.5
ChaiScript type_info.hpp bare_equal use after free
A flaw has been found in ChaiScript up to 6.1.0. This affects the function chaiscript::Type_Info::bare_equal of the file include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_info.hpp. This manipulation causes use after free. The attack requires local access. The attack's comp…
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scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count() In iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count(), the function calls complete() while holding the conn->conn_usage_lock. As soon as co…
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Low 2.5
ChaiScript chaiscript_defines.hpp operator use after free
A vulnerability was detected in ChaiScript up to 6.1.0. The impacted element is the function chaiscript::str_less::operator of the file include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local approach…
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High 7.0
Apache Arrow: Potential use-after-free when reading IPC file with pre-buffering
Use After Free vulnerability in Apache Arrow C++. This issue affects Apache Arrow C++ from 15.0.0 through 23.0.0. It can be triggered when reading an Arrow IPC file (but not an IPC stream) with pre-buffering enabled, if the IPC file contains data with variadi…
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High 7.8
macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: macvlan: fix error recovery in macvlan_common_newlink() valis provided a nice repro to crash the kernel: ip link add p1 type veth peer p2 ip link set address 00:00:00:00:00:20 dev p1 ip link …
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High 7.8
KVM: Don't clobber irqfd routing type when deassigning irqfd
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Don't clobber irqfd routing type when deassigning irqfd When deassigning a KVM_IRQFD, don't clobber the irqfd's copy of the IRQ's routing entry as doing so breaks kvm_arch_irq_bypass_del…
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High 8.8
scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_session_usage_count()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_session_usage_count() In iscsit_dec_session_usage_count(), the function calls complete() while holding the sess->session_usage_lock. Simi…
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High 7.8
wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mld: cancel mlo_scan_start_wk mlo_scan_start_wk is not canceled on disconnection. In fact, it is not canceled anywhere except in the restart cleanup, where we don't really have…
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High 7.8
bonding: fix use-after-free due to enslave fail after slave array update
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: fix use-after-free due to enslave fail after slave array update Fix a use-after-free which happens due to enslave failure after the new slave has been added to the array. Since the n…
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Unscored —
wifi: ath10k: fix dma_free_coherent() pointer
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath10k: fix dma_free_coherent() pointer dma_alloc_coherent() allocates a DMA mapped buffer and stores the addresses in XXX_unaligned fields. Those should be reused when freeing the buff…
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High 8.8
Use after free in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code insid…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-23111 Public exploit
netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate() nft_map_catchall_activate() has an inverted element activity check compared to its non-catchall counterpart nft…
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Medium 6.5
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5…
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High 8.8
Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.45 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engag…
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High 8.8
Use after free in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.45 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap cor…
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Medium 4.6
A use after free in the SEV firmware could allow a malicous hypervisor to activate a migrated guest with the SINGLE_SOC…
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High 7.8
After Effects | Use After Free (CWE-416)
After Effects versions 25.6 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 maliciou…
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High 7.8
After Effects | Use After Free (CWE-416)
After Effects versions 25.6 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 maliciou…
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High 7.8
After Effects | Use After Free (CWE-416)
After Effects versions 25.6 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 maliciou…
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High 7.8
After Effects | Use After Free (CWE-416)
After Effects versions 25.6 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 maliciou…
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High 7.8
After Effects | Use After Free (CWE-416)
After Effects versions 25.6 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 maliciou…
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High 7.0
Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
Cluster Client Failover (CCF) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Cluster Client Failover allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Mailslot File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Mailslot File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.3
Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.0
Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Medium 5.3
ckolivas lrzip stream.c lzma_decompress_buf use after free
A vulnerability was found in ckolivas lrzip up to 0.651. This impacts the function lzma_decompress_buf of the file stream.c. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been made public and could be…
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High 8.7
FreeRDP has a Heap-use-after-free in play_thread
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, the RDPSND async playback thread can process queued PDUs after the channel is closed and internal state is freed, leading to a use after free in rdpsnd_treat_wave. This vulnerab…
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High 8.7
FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in ainput_send_input_event
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. ainput_send_input_event caches channel_callback in a local variable and later uses it without synchronization; a concurrent channel close can free or reinitialize the callback, leading to a use …
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High 8.7
FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in urb_bulk_transfer_cb
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, aAsynchronous bulk transfer completions can use a freed channel callback after URBDRC channel close, leading to a use after free in urb_write_completion. This vulnerability is f…