Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-30523

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Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-30523

Published: May 25, 2021 / Updated: May 25, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53546
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-2021-30523
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 WebRTC 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
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
qt5-qtwebengine
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2021-30523

Update to version 91.0.4472.77.

Google Chrome - update to 91.0.4472.77
Microsoft Edge - update to 91.0.864.37
qt5-qtwebengine - update to 5.15.8-2.fc34
chromium - addressed in versions 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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