void mm_release(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
{
	/* Get rid of any futexes when releasing the mm */
#ifdef CONFIG_FUTEX
	if (unlikely(tsk->robust_list)) {
		exit_robust_list(tsk);
		tsk->robust_list = NULL;
	}
#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
	if (unlikely(tsk->compat_robust_list)) {
		compat_exit_robust_list(tsk);
		tsk->compat_robust_list = NULL;
	}
#endif
	if (unlikely(!list_empty(&tsk->pi_state_list)))
		exit_pi_state_list(tsk);
#endif

	uprobe_free_utask(tsk);

	/* Get rid of any cached register state */
	deactivate_mm(tsk, mm);

	/*
	 * Signal userspace if we're not exiting with a core dump
	 * because we want to leave the value intact for debugging
	 * purposes.
	 */
	if (tsk->clear_child_tid) {
		if (!(tsk->signal->flags & SIGNAL_GROUP_COREDUMP) &&
		    atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) > 1) {
			/*
			 * We don't check the error code - if userspace has
			 * not set up a proper pointer then tough luck.
			 */
			put_user(0, tsk->clear_child_tid);
			sys_futex(tsk->clear_child_tid, FUTEX_WAKE,
					1, NULL, NULL, 0);
		}
		tsk->clear_child_tid = NULL;
	}

	/*
	 * All done, finally we can wake up parent and return this mm to him.
	 * Also kthread_stop() uses this completion for synchronization.
	 */
	if (tsk->vfork_done)
		complete_vfork_done(tsk);
}

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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.