Use After Free
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.
How It Works
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated. When memory is freed, it returns to the allocator's pool and may be reallocated for an entirely different purpose. The original pointer becomes "dangling"—it still points to that memory location, but the contents are now undefined or controlled by different code.
Attackers exploit this by orchestrating a three-step process: first, trigger the memory deallocation; second, cause the allocator to reassign that same memory region with attacker-controlled data (often through carefully timed allocations); third, trigger the program to dereference the dangling pointer. Because the memory now contains attacker data instead of the expected object, this can corrupt function pointers, vtables, or other critical structures.
The vulnerability is particularly dangerous in object-oriented code where freed objects contain function pointers or virtual method tables. When the program calls a method on the freed object, it may jump to attacker-controlled addresses. Browser engines are frequent targets because DOM manipulation allows attackers to control object allocation and deallocation timing through JavaScript, while kernel UAFs enable privilege escalation by manipulating file descriptors or process structures.
Impact
- Arbitrary code execution — attacker overwrites function pointers or vtables to redirect program flow to malicious code
- Privilege escalation — in kernel UAFs, gain root/system privileges by corrupting process credentials or security tokens
- Information disclosure — read sensitive data from reallocated memory that wasn't properly cleared
- Sandbox escape — break out of browser or application sandboxes by corrupting security-critical objects
- Denial of service — crash the application through memory corruption, though attackers typically aim for exploitation rather than simple crashes
Real-World Examples
CVE-2021-30551 affected Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, where improper handling of JavaScript typed arrays created a use-after-free in object property management. Attackers could trigger object deletion while retaining references, then reallocate the memory with controlled data to achieve code execution within the renderer process.
Windows kernel vulnerabilities like CVE-2020-17087 involved use-after-free conditions in the Windows keyboard layout handling code. Attackers exploited race conditions in keyboard layout switching to free kernel objects while retaining references, then reallocated the memory with controlled structures to elevate privileges from user to SYSTEM level.
The WhatsApp vulnerability CVE-2019-11932 demonstrated UAF exploitation in media parsing code, where specially crafted GIF files triggered premature memory deallocation. Subsequent access to the freed buffers allowed remote code execution without user interaction beyond receiving the malicious file.
Mitigation
- Memory-safe languages — use Rust, Go, Swift, or other languages with automatic memory management
- Smart pointers — employ RAII patterns and reference counting (unique_ptr, shared_ptr in C++)
- AddressSanitizer (ASAN) — detect UAF during testing through instrumented builds
- Immediate pointer nullification — set pointers to NULL after free() to cause immediate crashes rather than exploitable conditions
- Garbage collection — languages with GC prevent manual memory management errors
- Control Flow Integrity (CFI) — limits exploit impact by validating function pointer targets
- Heap hardening — allocator metadata protection and delayed reuse policies increase exploitation difficulty
Recent CVEs (6128)
Use-after-free in the Linux kernel f2fs compression subsystem allows local authenticated attackers to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (CVSS 7.8). The vulnerability permits exploitation through a race condition where an inode can be freed while still referenced by asynchronous decompression work queues, leading to potential arbitrary code execution, information disclosure, or denial of service. With an EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, real-world exploitation risk remains relatively low despite the high severity score.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zloop: fix KASAN use-after-free of tag set When a zoned loop device, or zloop device, is removed, KASAN enabled kernel reports "BUG. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY It is possible for a vsock to autobind to VMADDR_PORT_ANY. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix use-after-free in amdgpu_userq_suspend+0x51a/0x5a0 [ +0.000020] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: Fix UAF in panthor_gem_create_with_handle() debugfs code The object is potentially already gone after the. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen: fix UAF in dmabuf_exp_from_pages() [dma_buf_fd() fixes; no preferences regarding the tree it goes through - up to xen folks]. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Fix UAF on sva unbind with pending IOPFs Commit 17fce9d2336d ("iommu/vt-d: Put iopf enablement in domain attach path"). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: padata: Fix pd UAF once and for all There is a race condition/UAF in padata_reorder that goes back to the initial commit. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix inode use after free in ext4_end_io_rsv_work() In ext4_io_end_defer_completion(), check if io_end->list_vec is empty to. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid UAF in f2fs_sync_inode_meta() syzbot reported an UAF issue as below: [1] [2] [1]. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid panic in f2fs_evict_inode As syzbot [1] reported as below: R10: 0000000000000100 R11: 0000000000000206 R12:. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: unlink NAPIs from queues on error to open CI hit a UaF in fbnic in the AF_XDP portion of the queues.py test. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget : fix use-after-free in composite_dev_cleanup() 1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: fix a UAF when vma->mm is freed after vma->vm_refcnt got dropped By inducing delays in the right places, Jann Horn created a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: airoha: fix potential use-after-free in airoha_npu_get() np->name was being used after calling of_node_put(np), which releases. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix use-after-free in cifs_oplock_break A race condition can occur in cifs_oplock_break() leading to a use-after-free. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the coap_delete_pdu_lkd function within coap_pdu.c of the libcoap library. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
InCopy versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Animate versions 23.0.12, 24.0.9 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Animate versions 23.0.12, 24.0.9 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Microsoft Office Visio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Microsoft Office Visio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Windows Connected Devices Platform Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Microsoft Brokering File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Kernel Transaction Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8). No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Remote Access Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) EAP-TLS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Illustrator versions 28.7.8, 29.6.1 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: interface: fix use-after-free after changing collect_md xfrm interface collect_md property on xfrm interfaces can only be set. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
in OpenHarmony v5.0.3 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in tcb through use after free. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
in OpenHarmony v5.0.3 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in tcb through use after free. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Possible memory leak or kernel exceptions caused by reading kernel heap data after free or NULL pointer dereference kernel exception. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Cast in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.66 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.66 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Memory corruption while processing commands from A2dp sink command queue. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Memory corruption when IOCTL interface is called to map and unmap buffers simultaneously. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
Memory corruption while processing IOCTL command when multiple threads are called to map/unmap buffer concurrently. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Vulnerability of returning released pointers in the distributed notification service. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Pointer dangling vulnerability in the cjwindow module. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Ltd Bifrost GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Valhall GPU Userspace Driver, Arm Ltd Arm 5th Gen GPU Architecture Userspace Driver allows a non-privileged user process. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker with local unprivileged access that can win a race condition might be able to trigger a use-after-free error. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.
Use-after-free memory corruption in Apple's operating systems (iPadOS 17.x, macOS Sequoia 15.x, Sonoma 14.x, Ventura 13.x) allows network-based attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service without authentication. The vulnerability was remediated by removing the vulnerable code entirely rather than patching it. Despite a critical CVSS 9.8 score, EPSS indicates only 0.08% exploitation probability (24th percentile), and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Apple released patches in July 2025 across all affected platforms simultaneously.
Safari and Apple operating systems contain a use-after-free vulnerability in web content processing that causes unexpected application crashes when users visit maliciously crafted websites. The flaw affects Safari 18.5 and earlier, iOS 18.5 and earlier, iPadOS 18.5 and earlier (also iPadOS 17.7.8 and earlier), macOS Sequoia 15.5 and earlier, tvOS 18.5 and earlier, visionOS 2.5 and earlier, and watchOS 11.5 and earlier. Remote attackers can trigger a denial-of-service condition requiring only user interaction to visit a malicious page, with no elevated privileges required. Apple has released patches for all affected platforms; the EPSS score of 0.10% (28th percentile) indicates low real-world exploitation probability despite the accessibility of the attack vector.
Use-after-free in Linux kernel TLS implementation allows local authenticated users to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact through memory corruption. The vulnerability, triggered by aggressive TCP SKB compaction in net-next, causes TLS to operate on freed socket buffers when checking decrypt state. A vendor patch is available across multiple kernel versions (6.1-rc2 through 6.1-rc5 and later stable branches). No active exploitation confirmed, but CWE-416 use-after-free bugs are frequently targeted due to their code execution potential. EPSS data not provided.
Uninitialized variable in libssh's privatekey_from_file() function can cause heap corruption or signing failures when a non-existent key file is specified, allowing local authenticated attackers to trigger memory corruption with potential for information disclosure. CVSS 3.6 reflects local attack vector and high complexity; exploitation requires authenticated access and specific file conditions.
Use-after-free in Linux Kernel traffic control (qdisc) subsystem allows local authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service. Affects Linux Kernel versions prior to vendor-released patches across multiple stable branches (6.6.x, 6.12.x, 6.15, 6.16-rc1). Triggered when classful qdiscs like DRR and HFSC incorrectly handle child class deactivation during enqueue operations, leaving stale class pointers that can be exploited after deletion. Vendor patches available from kernel.org git stable tree; no active exploitation confirmed (not in CISA KEV), but PoC reproducer exists in public advisory.
An IBM MQ 9.3 and 9.4 Client connecting to an MQ Queue Manager can cause a SIGSEGV in the AMQRMPPA channel process terminating it.
A denial of service vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) that allows an attacker sending a bgp update with a specifically malformed as path. High severity vulnerability requiring prompt remediation.
CVE-2025-53020 is a late release of memory after effective lifetime vulnerability (use-after-free) in Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.17 through 2.4.63 that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause denial of service with high availability impact. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (high severity) with network-accessible attack vector and low attack complexity, making it easily exploitable without authentication. Affected organizations running vulnerable Apache HTTP Server versions should prioritize upgrading to version 2.4.64 immediately.
CVE-2025-7425 is a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability in libxslt where improper memory management during XSLT tree fragment processing leads to heap corruption and potential code execution. The vulnerability affects libxslt library versions processing XSLT functions like key() that generate tree fragments, allowing local attackers with no privileges to trigger crashes or heap corruption through crafted XSLT stylesheets. While CVSS 7.8 indicates high severity, real-world impact depends on KEV inclusion status and whether public exploits exist; this vulnerability presents significant risk to applications embedding libxslt and processing untrusted XSLT input.
CVE-2025-38346 is a security vulnerability (CVSS 7.8). High severity vulnerability requiring prompt remediation. Vendor patch is available.
CVE-2025-38341 is a double-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's fbnic (Meta Fabric NIC) driver that occurs when DMA-mapping of a firmware message fails. An attacker with local access and low privilege can trigger this memory corruption to achieve code execution or denial of service. The vulnerability affects Linux kernels with the fbnic driver enabled, and while there is no current evidence of active exploitation in the wild, the high CVSS score (7.8) and local attack vector make this a moderate-to-high priority for systems running affected kernel versions.
CVE-2025-38323 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ATM LEC (LAN Emulation Client) subsystem that allows a local unprivileged user to read or write kernel memory, potentially achieving privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists in net/atm/lec.c where error paths in lecd_attach() can leave dangling pointers in the dev_lec[] array, enabling access to freed memory. This is a local privilege escalation with CVSS 7.8 (High) requiring local access but no user interaction.
CVE-2025-38313 is a double-free memory corruption vulnerability in the Linux kernel's FSL Management Complex (fsl-mc) bus driver that allows a local attacker with low privileges to cause denial of service or potential code execution. The vulnerability affects Linux kernel versions where the MC device allocation error path incorrectly frees memory twice when a DPRC (Data Path Resource Container) device is involved. This is not currently listed as actively exploited in KEV databases, but the high CVSS score (7.8) and local attack vector make it a moderate priority for systems using FSL-MC enabled hardware.
CVE-2025-38292 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ath12k WiFi driver (ath12k_dp_rx_msdu_coalesce function) where the is_continuation boolean field is accessed after the skb (socket buffer) containing it has been freed. This affects local attackers with low privileges who can trigger network packet processing, potentially leading to information disclosure or denial of service. The vulnerability has not been reported as actively exploited in KEV, but the high CVSS score (7.1) and local attack vector indicate moderate real-world risk, particularly in systems where unprivileged users can influence WiFi packet handling.
CVE-2025-38289 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's lpfc (Emulex/Broadcom Fibre Channel) driver that occurs in the dev_loss_tmo_callbk function during driver unload or fatal error handling. A local privileged attacker can exploit this to achieve arbitrary code execution with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or public proof-of-concept code at this time, but the vulnerability represents a real kernel memory safety issue requiring prompt patching.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: codecs: wcd9335: Fix missing free of regulator supplies Driver gets and enables all regulator supplies in probe path (wcd9335_parse_dt() and wcd9335_power_on_reset()), but does not cleanup in final error paths and in unbind (missing remove() callback). This leads to leaked memory and unbalanced regulator enable count during probe errors or unbind. Fix this by converting entire code into devm_regulator_bulk_get_enable() which also greatly simplifies the code.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix use-after-free in vhci_flush() syzbot reported use-after-free in vhci_flush() without repro. [0] From the splat, a thread close()d a vhci file descriptor...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bridge: mcast: Fix use-after-free during router port configuration The bridge maintains a global list of ports behind which a multicast router resides.
Use after free in Windows KDC Proxy Service (KPSSVC) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Use after free in Windows Win32K - ICOMP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Use after free in Windows Notification allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Use after free in Windows Notification allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Use after free in Windows Connected Devices Platform Service allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.