Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2019-13732

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23571

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-2019-13732

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the WebAudio 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.

Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Fedora
chromium-browser (Red Hat package)
chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat package)
chromium
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 79.0.3945.79
chromium-browser (Red Hat package) - update to 79.0.3945.79-1.el6_10
chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat package) - update to 79.0.3945.79-1.el6_10
chromium - addressed in versions 79.0.3945.79-1.fc30, 79.0.3945.79-1.fc31, 79.0.3945.88-1.fc30, 79.0.3945.117-1.fc30
www-client/chromium - update to 80.0.3987.132
www-client/google-chrome - update to 80.0.3987.132

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1023817

• Use-after-free in Google, Google Chrome
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary update for chromium-browser
• Fedora 30 update for chromium
• Fedora 31 update for chromium
• Fedora 30 update for chromium
• Fedora 30 update for chromium