Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
CWE-404
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.
When a resource is created or allocated, the developer is responsible for properly releasing the resource as well as accounting for all potential paths of expiration or invalidation, such as a set period of time or revocation.
We track 172 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 7.6. 6 have been exploited in real attacks.
How this weakness is prevented
- Requirements: Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.
- Implementation: It is good practice to be responsible for freeing all resources you allocate and to be consistent with how and where you free memory in a function. If you allocate memory that you intend to free upon completion of the function, you must be sure to free the memory at all exit points for that function including error conditions.
- Implementation: Memory should be allocated/freed using matching functions such as malloc/free, new/delete, and new[]/delete[].
- Implementation: When releasing a complex object or structure, ensure that you properly dispose of all of its member components, not just the object itself.
Latest Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerabilities
- 7.5 High severity
multer: Uncaught Exception
multer is a middleware for Node.js that handles multipart/form-data file uploads. In versions from 2.0.0 before 2.5.0, when multer is configured with an asynchronous fileFilter, a single request can crash the Node.js process. If the request is aborted while on
- 7.5 High severity
SGLang: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability was identified in sgl-project SGLang up to 0.5.19. This impacts the function Scheduler.expert_distribution_handle of the file python/sglang/srt/eplb/expert_distribution.py of the component Expert-Distribution Recording Endpoint. Such manipulati
- 8.2 High severity
Apache Thrift: Uncaught Exception
Uncaught exception, improper handling of exceptional conditions, improper resource shutdown vulnerability in Apache Thrift D thrift.server.nonblocking.TNonblockingServer. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to vers
- 7.5 High severity
vLLM: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A flaw has been found in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.26.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file rust/src/parser/src/unified/gemma4.rs of the component Gemma4UnifiedParser. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The attack may be l
- 7.8 High severity
GeForce: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can cause improper release of memory resources, leaving a mapping accessible after the underlying memory is reused. A successful exploit of this vu
- 7.8 High severity
Linux: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: fsl_micfil: balance mclk enable/disable hw_params() enables mclk unconditionally and hw_free() disables it unconditionally, but the PCM core does not guarantee 1:1 pairing: hw_free() can
- 7.3 High severity
ag-ui: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
A vulnerability was detected in ag-ui-protocol ag-ui 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file crates/ag-ui-client/src/sse.rs of the component SSE Frame Parser. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. The attack is possible to be car
- 9.1 Critical severity
Apache Nutch: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Missing Authorization, Improper Resource Shutdown and Job Interruption vulnerability in Apache Nutch Server (Nutch REST API). This issue affects Apache Nutch: from 1.10 through 1.22. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.23, which removes the Nutch Ser
- 7.8 High severity
Linux: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rt2x00: avoid full teardown before work setup in probe rt2x00lib_probe_dev() uses the full rt2x00lib_remove_dev() teardown for all probe failures. However, drv_data allocation and workqu
- 9.8 Critical severity
Linux: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: close UDP tunnel sockets during netns teardown proc_sctp_do_udp_port() starts per-net SCTP UDP tunneling sockets when net.sctp.udp_port is set, and stops/restarts them when the sysctl va
- 8.8 High severity
Linux: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: wacom: stop hardware after post-start probe failures wacom_parse_and_register() starts HID hardware before registering inputs and initializing pad LEDs/remotes. Those later steps can fail
- 7.5 High severity
engine.io: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Socket.IO enables bidirectional and low-latency communication for every platform. From 4.1.0 before 6.6.7, Engine.IO protocol v4 polling transport does not properly close the HTTP response for invalid binary POST requests with Content-Type: application/octet-s
- 7.5 High severity
aiohttp: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
AIOHTTP is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. Prior to 3.14.1, payload resources are not closed correctly when a client disconnects in the middle of a write. If a payload is using an open file or similar limited resource, then
- 8.7 High severity
CompactLogix, ControlLogix: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A denial of service security issue exists in the affected product. The security issue stems from a fault occurring when a crafted CIP message is sent. Devices with less memory are more likely to be affected. This can result in a major nonrecoverable fault (MNR
- 7.8 High severity
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Linux Agent versions prior to 26.5 allow a local attacker to potentially compromise the agent daemon initialization. CyberArk Security Bulletin: CA26-19
- 7.5 High severity
Tomato: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
A vulnerability has been found in Shibby Tomato 1.28. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file usr/sbin/miniupnpd. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. The attack may be launched remotely. This project is superseded by FreshTomato. T
- 7.5 High severity
dalfox: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Dalfox is a powerful open-source XSS scanner and utility focused on automation. Prior to 2.13.0, ParameterAnalysis in pkg/scanning/parameterAnalysis.go runs two sequential worker stages that both write to the same results channel. The channel is correctly clos
- 7.1 High severity
Linux: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/md-llbitmap: fix percpu_ref not resurrected on suspend timeout When llbitmap_suspend_timeout() times out waiting for percpu_ref to become zero, it returns -ETIMEDOUT without resurrecting th
- 7.5 High severity
PHP: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
In PHP versions 8.4.* before 8.4.21 and 8.5.* before 8.5.6, DOMNode::C14N() method may process the XML data incorrectly, causing a circular linked list in the data structure representing the XML document. This may cause subsequent processing of the XML documen
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A security flaw has been discovered in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This vulnerability affects the function ogs_pcc_rule_install_flow_from_media in the library /lib/proto/types.c. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely. The
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability was identified in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This affects the function pcf_npcf_smpolicycontrol_handle_delete of the file src/pcf/sm-sm.c of the component delete Endpoint. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be initiated remot
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability was determined in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Affected by this issue is the function pcf_sess_set_ipv6prefix of the file /src/pcf/context.c of the component PCF. Executing a manipulation of the argument SmPolicyContextData.ipv6AddressPrefix can lead t
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pcf_sess_sbi_discover_and_send of the component sm-policies Endpoint. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. It is possible to initiate the attack
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability has been found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. Affected is the function pcf_nbsf_management_handle_register of the file src/pcf/nbsf-handler.c of the component sm-policies Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be perfor
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
A flaw has been found in Open5GS up to 2.7.7. This impacts the function _gtpv1_u_recv_cb of the file src/upf/gtp-path.c of the component UPF. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. The attack may be performed from remote. The project was in
- 7.5 High severity
GoBGP: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability has been found in osrg GoBGP up to 4.3.0. This impacts the function SRv6L3ServiceAttribute.DecodeFromBytes of the file pkg/packet/bgp/prefix_sid.go of the component SRv6 L3 Service. Such manipulation of the argument data leads to denial of serv
- 7.5 High severity
Mongoose: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This vulnerability affects the function handle_opt of the file /src/net_builtin.c of the component TCP Option Handler. This manipulation of the argument optlen causes infinite loop. The attack is p
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability was determined in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. The affected element is the function smf_gx_cca_cb/smf_gy_cca_cb/smf_s6b_aaa_cb/smf_s6b_sta_cb of the component CCA Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely
- 7.5 High severity
MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5-ENET/IP Ethernet Module…: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5-ENET/IP Ethernet Module FX5-ENET/IP all versions allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the products by continuously
- 7.5 High severity
MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5-EIP EtherNet/IP Module…: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5-EIP EtherNet/IP Module FX5-EIP versions 1.000 and prior allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the products by conti
- 8.1 High severity
dst-admin: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A weakness has been identified in qinming99 dst-admin up to 1.5.0. This impacts the function deleteBackup of the file src/main/java/com/tugos/dst/admin/controller/BackupController.java of the component File Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service.
- 7.5 High severity
Free5GC: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability has been found in Free5GC up to 4.1.0. This affects an unknown function of the component PFCP UDP Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A flaw has been found in Open5GS 2.7.6. The impacted element is the function mme_s11_handle_create_session_response of the component MME. This manipulation causes denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may b
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A security flaw has been discovered in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This vulnerability affects the function ogs_gtp2_parse_tft in the library lib/gtp/v2/types.c of the component SMF. Performing a manipulation of the argument pf[0].content.length results in denial of s
- 7.5 High severity
COCO Annotator: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability was determined in jsbroks COCO Annotator up to 0.11.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file /api/info/long_task of the component Endpoint. This manipulation causes denial of service. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has
- 7.5 High severity
Open5GS: NULL Pointer Dereference
A vulnerability was identified in Open5GS up to 2.7.6. This affects the function sgwc_s5c_handle_modify_bearer_response/sgwc_sxa_handle_session_modification_response of the component PGW S5U Address Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
- 7.5 High severity
Free5GC: NULL Pointer Dereference
A weakness has been identified in Free5GC up to 4.1.0. Affected is the function SessionDeletionResponse of the component SMF. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made availa
- 7.5 High severity
Free5GC: NULL Pointer Dereference
A security flaw has been discovered in Free5GC up to 4.1.0. This impacts the function identityTriggerType of the file pfcp_reports.go. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to t
- 7.5 High severity
Free5GC: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability was identified in Free5GC up to 4.1.0. This affects the function ResolveNodeIdToIp of the file internal/sbi/processor/datapath.go of the component SMF. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible.
- 7.5 High severity
Free5GC: NULL Pointer Dereference
A vulnerability was determined in Free5GC up to 4.1.0. The impacted element is the function establishPfcpSession of the component SMF. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been publ