int skb_shift(struct sk_buff *tgt, struct sk_buff *skb, int shiftlen)
{
	int from, to, merge, todo;
	struct skb_frag_struct *fragfrom, *fragto;

	BUG_ON(shiftlen > skb->len);
	BUG_ON(skb_headlen(skb));	/* Would corrupt stream */

	todo = shiftlen;
	from = 0;
	to = skb_shinfo(tgt)->nr_frags;
	fragfrom = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[from];

	/* Actual merge is delayed until the point when we know we can
	 * commit all, so that we don't have to undo partial changes
	 */
	if (!to ||
	    !skb_can_coalesce(tgt, to, skb_frag_page(fragfrom),
			      fragfrom->page_offset)) {
		merge = -1;
	} else {
		merge = to - 1;

		todo -= skb_frag_size(fragfrom);
		if (todo < 0) {
			if (skb_prepare_for_shift(skb) ||
			    skb_prepare_for_shift(tgt))
				return 0;

			/* All previous frag pointers might be stale! */
			fragfrom = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[from];
			fragto = &skb_shinfo(tgt)->frags[merge];

			skb_frag_size_add(fragto, shiftlen);
			skb_frag_size_sub(fragfrom, shiftlen);
			fragfrom->page_offset += shiftlen;

			goto onlymerged;
		}

		from++;
	}

	/* Skip full, not-fitting skb to avoid expensive operations */
	if ((shiftlen == skb->len) &&
	    (skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags - from) > (MAX_SKB_FRAGS - to))
		return 0;

	if (skb_prepare_for_shift(skb) || skb_prepare_for_shift(tgt))
		return 0;

	while ((todo > 0) && (from < skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags)) {
		if (to == MAX_SKB_FRAGS)
			return 0;

		fragfrom = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[from];
		fragto = &skb_shinfo(tgt)->frags[to];

		if (todo >= skb_frag_size(fragfrom)) {
			*fragto = *fragfrom;
			todo -= skb_frag_size(fragfrom);
			from++;
			to++;

		} else {
			__skb_frag_ref(fragfrom);
			fragto->page = fragfrom->page;
			fragto->page_offset = fragfrom->page_offset;
			skb_frag_size_set(fragto, todo);

			fragfrom->page_offset += todo;
			skb_frag_size_sub(fragfrom, todo);
			todo = 0;

			to++;
			break;
		}
	}

	/* Ready to "commit" this state change to tgt */
	skb_shinfo(tgt)->nr_frags = to;

	if (merge >= 0) {
		fragfrom = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[0];
		fragto = &skb_shinfo(tgt)->frags[merge];

		skb_frag_size_add(fragto, skb_frag_size(fragfrom));
		__skb_frag_unref(fragfrom);
	}

	/* Reposition in the original skb */
	to = 0;
	while (from < skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags)
		skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[to++] = skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[from++];
	skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags = to;

	BUG_ON(todo > 0 && !skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags);

onlymerged:
	/* Most likely the tgt won't ever need its checksum anymore, skb on
	 * the other hand might need it if it needs to be resent
	 */
	tgt->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_PARTIAL;
	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_PARTIAL;

	/* Yak, is it really working this way? Some helper please? */
	skb->len -= shiftlen;
	skb->data_len -= shiftlen;
	skb->truesize -= shiftlen;
	tgt->len += shiftlen;
	tgt->data_len += shiftlen;
	tgt->truesize += shiftlen;

	return shiftlen;
}

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.