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CWE-825: Expired Pointer Dereference

Base Incomplete

The product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid.

How to prevent it (2 mitigations)
  1. Architecture and Design

    Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.

  2. 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-825

101 results · Feed

  • High 7.8

    RDMA/mlx5: Fix error path fall-through in mlx5_ib_dev_res_srq_init()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix error path fall-through in mlx5_ib_dev_res_srq_init() mlx5_ib_dev_res_srq_init() allocates two SRQs, s0 and s1. When ib_create_srq() fails for s1, the error branch destroys s0 …

  • High 8.8

    wifi: mac80211: use safe list iteration in radar detect work

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: use safe list iteration in radar detect work The call to ieee80211_dfs_cac_cancel can cause the iterated chanctx to be freed and removed from the list. Guard against this to a…

  • High 8.8

    wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: remove station if connection prep fails If connection preparation fails for MLO connections, then the interface is completely reset to non-MLD. In this case, we must not keep …

  • High 7.0

    rxrpc: Fix potential UAF after skb_unshare() failure

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix potential UAF after skb_unshare() failure If skb_unshare() fails to unshare a packet due to allocation failure in rxrpc_input_packet(), the skb pointer in the parent (rxrpc_io_thre…

  • Critical 9.8

    smb: client: fix potential UAF and double free in smb2_open_file()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential UAF and double free in smb2_open_file() Zero out @err_iov and @err_buftype before retrying SMB2_open() to prevent an UAF bug if @data != NULL, otherwise a double fr…

  • High 7.5

    IBM HTTP Server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

    IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to denial of service via the optional module mod_mem_cache.

  • High 7.4

    Heap use-after-free vulnerability in BIND 9 DNS-over-HTTPS implementation

    A use-after-free vulnerability exists within the DNS-over-HTTPS implementation. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.22, 9.21.0 through 9.21.21, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1. BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.48 and 9.18.11-S1 through …

  • High 7.3

    Use-after-free in the DOM: Bindings (WebIDL) component

    Use-after-free in the DOM: Bindings (WebIDL) component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 115.36, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.

  • High 7.3

    Use-after-free in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component

    Use-after-free in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.3.

  • Critical 9.5

    Use-After-Free in SOAP using Apache map

    In PHP versions 8.2.* before 8.2.31, 8.3.* before 8.3.31, 8.4.* before 8.4.21, and 8.5.* before 8.5.6, the SOAP extension's object deduplication mechanism stores pointers to PHP objects in a global map without incrementing their reference counts. When an apac…

  • High 7.3

    Use-after-free in the DOM: Networking component

    Use-after-free in the DOM: Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.2, Firefox ESR 140.10.2, Firefox ESR 115.35.2, Thunderbird 150.0.2, and Thunderbird 140.10.2.

  • High 7.8

    writeback: Fix use after free in inode_switch_wbs_work_fn()

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: writeback: Fix use after free in inode_switch_wbs_work_fn() inode_switch_wbs_work_fn() has a loop like: wb_get(new_wb); while (1) { list = llist_del_all(&new_wb->switch_wbs_ctxs); /* Nothing …

  • High 8.4

    Text::CSV_XS versions before 1.62 for Perl have a use-after-free when registered callbacks extend the Perl argument stack, which may enable type confusion or memory corruption

    Text::CSV_XS versions before 1.62 for Perl have a use-after-free when registered callbacks extend the Perl argument stack, which may enable type confusion or memory corruption. The Parse, print, getline, and getline_all methods invoke registered callbacks (fo…

  • High 7.8

    Xorg: xwayland: x.org x server: use-after-free vulnerability leads to server crash and potential memory corruption

    A flaw was found in the X.Org X server. This use-after-free vulnerability occurs in the XSYNC fence triggering logic, specifically within the miSyncTriggerFence() function. An attacker with access to the X11 server can exploit this without user interaction, l…

  • High 7.5

    Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component

    Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150, Firefox ESR 115.35, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird 150, and Thunderbird 140.10.

  • High 7.5

    Use-after-free in the WebRTC component

    Use-after-free in the WebRTC component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird 150, and Thunderbird 140.10.

  • High 7.5

    Use-after-free in the DOM: Core & HTML component

    Use-after-free in the DOM: Core & HTML component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150, Firefox ESR 115.35, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird 150, and Thunderbird 140.10.

  • Critical 9.1

    Use-after-free in lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile after re-use under memory pressure

    Use-after-free (UAF) was possible in the `lzma.LZMADecompressor`, `bz2.BZ2Decompressor`, and `gzip.GzipFile` when a memory allocation fails with a `MemoryError` and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under …

  • High 7.8

    HDF5: H5T__conv_struct Use After Free

    HDF5 is software for managing data. In 1.14.1-2 and earlier, a heap-use-after-free was found in the h5dump helper utility. An attacker who can supply a malicious h5 file can trigger a heap use-after-free. The freed object is referenced in a memmove call from …

  • High 8.1

    Electron: Use-after-free in offscreen child window paint callback

    Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 39.8.1, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0, apps that use offscreen rendering and allow child windows via window.open() may be vulnerable to a use-after-…

  • Low 3.3

    Libinput: libinput: information disclosure via dangling pointer in lua plugin handling

    A flaw was found in libinput. An attacker capable of deploying a Lua plugin file in specific system directories can exploit a dangling pointer vulnerability. This occurs when a garbage collection cleanup function is called, leaving a pointer that can then be …

  • Medium 6.7

    Virtio-win: virtio-win: memory corruption via use-after-free in virtio blk device reset

    A flaw was found in virtio-win, specifically within the VirtIO Block (BLK) device. When the device undergoes a reset, it fails to properly manage memory, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. This issue could allow a local attacker to corrupt system me…

  • Medium 6.5

    Libsoup: libsoup: denial of service via use-after-free in soupserver during tls handshake

    A flaw was found in libsoup's SoupServer. A remote attacker could exploit a use-after-free vulnerability where the `soup_server_disconnect()` function frees connection objects prematurely, even if a TLS handshake is still pending. If the handshake completes a…

  • Critical 9.2

    Squid vulnerable to Denial of Service in ICP Request handling

    Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Prior to version 7.5, due to heap Use-After-Free, Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service when handling ICP traffic. This problem allows a remote attacker to perform a reliable and repeatable Denial of Service attack aga…

  • Critical 9.8

    Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149

    Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited…

  • Critical 9.8

    Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149

    Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefo…

  • Critical 9.8

    Use-after-free in the Layout: Text and Fonts component

    Use-after-free in the Layout: Text and Fonts component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

  • Critical 9.8

    Use-after-free in the CSS Parsing and Computation component

    Use-after-free in the CSS Parsing and Computation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

  • Critical 9.6

    Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component

    Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

  • High 7.8
    CVE-2026-33150 Public exploit

    Use After Free in libfuse

    libfuse is the reference implementation of the Linux FUSE. From version 3.18.0 to before version 3.18.2, a use-after-free vulnerability in the io_uring subsystem of libfuse allows a local attacker to crash FUSE filesystem processes and potentially execute arb…

  • High 7.5

    ewe: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

    ewe is a Gleam web server. Versions 0.8.0 through 3.0.4 contain a bug in the handle_trailers function where rejected trailer headers (forbidden or undeclared) cause an infinite loop. When handle_trailers encounters such a trailer, three code paths (lines 520,…

  • Medium 5.1

    Giflib contains a double-free vulnerability that is the result of a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and incorrect err…

  • High 7.8

    Heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform()

    iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to 2.3.1.5, there is a heap-use-after-free in CIccCmm::AddXform() causing invalid vptr dereference and crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.1.5.

  • High 8.7

    FreeRDP has a Heap-use-after-free in cam_v4l_stream_capture_thread

    FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, A capture thread sends sample responses using a freed channel callback after a device channel close, leading to a use after free in ecam_channel_write. This vulnerability is fix…

  • High 7.8

    net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Enforce that teql can only be used as root qdisc Design intent of teql is that it is only supposed to be used as root qdisc. We need to check for that constraint. Although not impo…

  • Medium 6.8

    Bulk write with options may read invalid memory

    A mongoc_bulk_operation_t may read invalid memory if large options are passed.

  • Medium 4.9

    Grub2: use-after-free in net_set_vlan

    A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB2 bootloader's network module that poses an immediate Denial of Service (DoS) risk. This flaw is a Use-after-Free issue, caused because the net_set_vlan command is not properly unregistered when the network modul…

  • Medium 4.9

    Grub2: missing unregister call for normal_exit command may lead to use-after-free

    A vulnerability in the GRUB2 bootloader has been identified in the normal module. This flaw, a memory Use After Free issue, occurs because the normal_exit command is not properly unregistered when its related module is unloaded. An attacker can exploit this c…

  • Medium 4.9

    Grub2: missing unregister call for normal commands may lead to use-after-free

    A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB2 bootloader's normal command that poses an immediate Denial of Service (DoS) risk. This flaw is a Use-after-Free issue, caused because the normal command is not properly unregistered when the module is unloaded.…

  • Medium 4.9

    Grub2: use-after-free in grub_file_close()

    A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in the GNU GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader). The flaw occurs because the file-closing process incorrectly retains a memory pointer, leaving an invalid reference to a file system structure. An attacker could ex…