Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-15969
Published: October 7, 2020 / Updated: October 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47360
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15969
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Apple Safari
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
CentOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Fedora
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
watchOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
macOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
Ubuntu
openEuler
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
firefox-esr (Debian package)
firefox (Alpine package)
firefox-esr (Alpine package)
thunderbird (Red Hat package)
firefox (Red Hat package)
chromium (Debian package)
thunderbird (Alpine package)
chromium-browser (Red Hat package)
firefox-debuginfo
firefox
firefox-debugsource
thunderbird (Debian package)
thunderbird (Ubuntu package)
firefox (Ubuntu package)
chromium
Mozilla Thunderbird
Google Chrome
Apple Safari
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
CentOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Fedora
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
watchOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
macOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
Ubuntu
openEuler
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
firefox-esr (Debian package)
firefox (Alpine package)
firefox-esr (Alpine package)
thunderbird (Red Hat package)
firefox (Red Hat package)
chromium (Debian package)
thunderbird (Alpine package)
chromium-browser (Red Hat package)
firefox-debuginfo
firefox
firefox-debugsource
thunderbird (Debian package)
thunderbird (Ubuntu package)
firefox (Ubuntu package)
chromium
Mozilla Thunderbird
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the usersctp library. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15969
Update to version 86.0.4240.75.