Use-after-free in Ghidra - #VU127893
Published: September 19, 2024 / Updated: April 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127893
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: National Security Agency
Affected software:
Ghidra
Ghidra
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in SleighArchitecture::shutdown in the Sleigh decompiler backend when destroying global singletons in an undefined order during shutdown. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerable shutdown sequence to cause a denial of service.
This issue occurs during shutdown and was observed to cause an infinite loop by iterating over garbage data.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.