Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-30524

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Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-30524

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53547
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-2021-30524
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 TabStrip 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
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2021-30524

Update to version 91.0.4472.77.

Google Chrome - update to 91.0.4472.77
Microsoft Edge - update to 91.0.864.37
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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