CWE-416
AllowedUse 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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
11157 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-HXPV-3X38-H8V5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-24 15:30 – Updated: 2026-03-24 21:31Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149 and Firefox ESR < 140.9.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-4701"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-24T13:16:06Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 149 and Firefox ESR \u003c 140.9.",
"id": "GHSA-hxpv-3x38-h8v5",
"modified": "2026-03-24T21:31:22Z",
"published": "2026-03-24T15:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4701"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2009303"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HXR7-C25H-P9QR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:29 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:29In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, while notifying a DCI client, a Use After Free condition can occur.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-3599"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-04-03T17:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, while notifying a DCI client, a Use After Free condition can occur.",
"id": "GHSA-hxr7-c25h-p9qr",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:29:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:29:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3599"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HXRW-8G4M-H272
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-18 21:34 – Updated: 2026-08-19 12:32Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-76045"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-18T21:18:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-hxrw-8g4m-h272",
"modified": "2026-08-19T12:32:22Z",
"published": "2026-08-18T21:34:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76045"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/543082390"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HXVP-5V52-RFHX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:44 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:44Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MPEG-4 data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8426, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8431, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8435, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, CVE-2015-8454, CVE-2015-8655, CVE-2015-8821, and CVE-2015-8822.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-8653"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2016-03-04T23:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK \u0026 Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MPEG-4 data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8426, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8431, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8435, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, CVE-2015-8454, CVE-2015-8655, CVE-2015-8821, and CVE-2015-8822.",
"id": "GHSA-hxvp-5v52-rfhx",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:44:00Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:44:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8653"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84162"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-657"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HXWH-3W5X-PVJ2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-07 00:31 – Updated: 2026-08-07 03:30Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-19149"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-06T22:16:57Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)",
"id": "GHSA-hxwh-3w5x-pvj2",
"modified": "2026-08-07T03:30:27Z",
"published": "2026-08-07T00:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19149"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01193673229.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/524824288"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-HXWJ-XWVV-9VHC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:03 – Updated: 2023-01-18 00:30In the Linux kernel before 5.3.11, sound/core/timer.c has a use-after-free caused by erroneous code refactoring, aka CID-e7af6307a8a5. This is related to snd_timer_open and snd_timer_close_locked. The timeri variable was originally intended to be for a newly created timer instance, but was used for a different purpose after refactoring.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-19807"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-12-15T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel before 5.3.11, sound/core/timer.c has a use-after-free caused by erroneous code refactoring, aka CID-e7af6307a8a5. This is related to snd_timer_open and snd_timer_close_locked. The timeri variable was originally intended to be for a newly created timer instance, but was used for a different purpose after refactoring.",
"id": "GHSA-hxwj-xwvv-9vhc",
"modified": "2023-01-18T00:30:25Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:03:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19807"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e7af6307a8a54f0b873960b32b6a644f2d0fbd97"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e7af6307a8a54f0b873960b32b6a644f2d0fbd97"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-2"
}
],
"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-HXXQ-XG5R-78JF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-19 12:00 – Updated: 2022-10-21 12:00Memory corruption in multimedia due to use after free during callback registration failure in Snapdragon Mobile
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-25723"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-19T11:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Memory corruption in multimedia due to use after free during callback registration failure in Snapdragon Mobile",
"id": "GHSA-hxxq-xg5r-78jf",
"modified": "2022-10-21T12:00:17Z",
"published": "2022-10-19T12:00:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25723"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/october-2022-bulletin"
}
],
"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-J22C-7QC8-P4QP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:32 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:32In libming 0.4.8, these is a use-after-free in the function decompileCALLFUNCTION of decompile.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-8807"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-03-20T05:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In libming 0.4.8, these is a use-after-free in the function decompileCALLFUNCTION of decompile.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.",
"id": "GHSA-j22c-7qc8-p4qp",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:32:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:32:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8807"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/129"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-J233-WQRG-Q9V9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-08 18:34 – Updated: 2025-04-08 18:34Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-27751"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-08T18:16:04Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.",
"id": "GHSA-j233-wqrg-q9v9",
"modified": "2025-04-08T18:34:56Z",
"published": "2025-04-08T18:34:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27751"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-27751"
}
],
"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-J23X-QWW2-JXHH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-17 12:32 – Updated: 2026-08-04 12:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: sparx5: Fix use after free inside sparx5_del_mact_entry
Based on the static analyzis of the code it looks like when an entry from the MAC table was removed, the entry was still used after being freed. More precise the vid of the mac_entry was used after calling devm_kfree on the mac_entry. The fix consists in first using the vid of the mac_entry to delete the entry from the HW and after that to free it.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-26856"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-17T11:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sparx5: Fix use after free inside sparx5_del_mact_entry\n\nBased on the static analyzis of the code it looks like when an entry\nfrom the MAC table was removed, the entry was still used after being\nfreed. More precise the vid of the mac_entry was used after calling\ndevm_kfree on the mac_entry.\nThe fix consists in first using the vid of the mac_entry to delete the\nentry from the HW and after that to free it.",
"id": "GHSA-j23x-qww2-jxhh",
"modified": "2026-08-04T12:32:50Z",
"published": "2024-04-17T12:32:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26856"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0de693d68b0a18d5e256556c7c62d92cca35ad52"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71809805b95052ff551922f11660008fb3666025"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89d72d4125e94aa3c2140fedd97ce07ba9e37674"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e46274df1100fb0c06704195bfff5bfbd418bf64"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e83bebb718fd1f42549358730e1206164e0861d6"
}
],
"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
Strategy: Language Selection
Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.
Mitigation
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.