static void prb_close_block(struct tpacket_kbdq_core *pkc1,
		struct tpacket_block_desc *pbd1,
		struct packet_sock *po, unsigned int stat)
{
	__u32 status = TP_STATUS_USER | stat;

	struct tpacket3_hdr *last_pkt;
	struct tpacket_hdr_v1 *h1 = &pbd1->hdr.bh1;
	struct sock *sk = &po->sk;

	if (po->stats.stats3.tp_drops)
		status |= TP_STATUS_LOSING;

	last_pkt = (struct tpacket3_hdr *)pkc1->prev;
	last_pkt->tp_next_offset = 0;

	/* Get the ts of the last pkt */
	if (BLOCK_NUM_PKTS(pbd1)) {
		h1->ts_last_pkt.ts_sec = last_pkt->tp_sec;
		h1->ts_last_pkt.ts_nsec	= last_pkt->tp_nsec;
	} else {
		/* Ok, we tmo'd - so get the current time.
		 *
		 * It shouldn't really happen as we don't close empty
		 * blocks. See prb_retire_rx_blk_timer_expired().
		 */
		struct timespec ts;
		getnstimeofday(&ts);
		h1->ts_last_pkt.ts_sec = ts.tv_sec;
		h1->ts_last_pkt.ts_nsec	= ts.tv_nsec;
	}

	smp_wmb();

	/* Flush the block */
	prb_flush_block(pkc1, pbd1, status);

	sk->sk_data_ready(sk);

	pkc1->kactive_blk_num = GET_NEXT_PRB_BLK_NUM(pkc1);
}

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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.