Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-12694

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-12694

Published: December 18, 2024 / Updated: December 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101841
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12694
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Compositing component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Prisma Access Browser
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
www-client/opera
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2024-12694

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 131.0.6778.204
Microsoft Edge - update to 131.0.2903.112
Google Chrome - update to 131.0.6778.204
www-client/opera - update to 119.0.5497.12
chromium - addressed in versions 131.0.6778.204-1.el8, 131.0.6778.204-1.el9, 131.0.6778.204-1.el10_0, 131.0.6778.204-1.fc40, 131.0.6778.204-1.fc41
chromium (Debian package) - update to 131.0.6778.204-1~deb12u1
Prisma Access Browser - update to 131.205.2943.22
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 134.0.3124.83
www-client/chromium - update to 134.0.6998.117
www-client/google-chrome - update to 134.0.6998.117

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