Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-30514

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Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-30514

Published: May 10, 2021 / Updated: May 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53043
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-2021-30514
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 Autofill 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 Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2021-30514

Update to version 90.0.4430.212.

Google Chrome - update to 90.0.4430.212
chromium (Debian package) - update to 90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 90.0.818.62
chromium - addressed in versions 90.0.4430.212-1.el7, 90.0.4430.212-1.el8, 90.0.4430.212-1.fc32, 90.0.4430.212-1.fc33, 90.0.4430.212-1.fc34, 91.0.4472.114-1.el8, 91.0.4472.114-1.fc33, 91.0.4472.114-1.fc34, 91.0.4472.114-2.el8, 91.0.4472.114-2.fc33, 91.0.4472.164-1.el8

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