Improper Update of Reference Count
CWE-911
The product uses a reference count to manage a resource, but it does not update or incorrectly updates the reference count.
We track 12 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.1.
Latest Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerabilities
- 7.5 High severity
Tor: Use After Free
Tor before 0.4.9.11 is prone to a use-after-free (and potential double free) of a conflux object when a recovery leg revives a conflux set whose last linked leg has already been closed. A malicious exit node could use this to crash a client. This is TROVE-2026
- 8.8 High severity
FreeBSD: Improper Update of Reference Count
When the JAIL_AT_DESC flag is specified, kern_jail_set() and kern_jail_get() released the reference to the caller's current prison before looking up the jail descriptor. If the descriptor lookup failed, error-handling paths released the same reference a second
- 7.8 High severity
Linux: Use After Free
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: skbuff: fix missing zerocopy reference in pskb_carve helpers pskb_carve_inside_header() and pskb_carve_inside_nonlinear() both copy the old skb_shared_info header into a new buffer via me
- 9.3 Critical severity
Linux: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Drop the translation cache reference only for the erased entry vgic_its_invalidate_cache() walks the per-ITS translation cache with xa_for_each() and drops the cache's re
- 8.1 High severity
Linux: Use After Free
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv6: fix NOREF dst use in seg6 and rpl lwtunnels seg6_input_core() and rpl_input() call ip6_route_input() which sets a NOREF dst on the skb, then pass it to dst_cache_set_ip6() invoking
- 10.0 Critical severity
FreeBSD: Use After Free
Concurrent removals of certain anonymous shared memory mappings by using the UMTX_SHM_DESTROY sub-request of UMTX_OP_SHM can lead to decreasing the reference count of the object representing the mapping too many times, causing it to be freed too early. A malic
- 7.8 High severity
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Use After Free
The reference count changes made as part of the CVE-2023-33951 and CVE-2023-33952 fixes exposed a use-after-free flaw in the way memory objects were handled when they were being used to store a surface. When running inside a VMware guest with 3D acceleration e
- 7.5 High severity
OPC UA C++ Demo Server: Improper Update of Reference Count
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Unified Automation OPC UA C++ Demo Server 1.7.6-537. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within t
- 7.5 High severity
Junos OS: Improper Update of Reference Count
An Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type vulnerability in the handling of SIP calls in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series platforms allows an attacker to cause a memory leak leading to Denial of Services (DoS). This issue occurs on all M
- 7.5 High severity
kernel: Improper Update of Reference Count
An issue was discovered in the Linux Kernel from 4.18 to 4.19, an improper update of sock reference in TCP pacing can lead to memory/netns leak, which can be used by remote clients.
- 7.8 High severity
Kernel: Improper Update of Reference Count
Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14 and later versions.
- 7.5 High severity
Junos OS Evolved: Improper Update of Reference Count
An Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to trigger a counter overflow, eventually causing a Denial of Service (DoS). This issue affects Juniper Net