Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chromium - CVE-2021-30578

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Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chromium - CVE-2021-30578

Published: July 20, 2021 / Updated: July 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55116
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30578
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized resources in Media in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger uninitialized usage of resources and bypass implemented security mechanisms.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2021-30578

Update to version 92.0.4515.107.

Google Chromium - update to 92.0.4515.107
Google Chrome - update to 92.0.4515.107
Microsoft Edge - update to 92.0.902.55
chromium - addressed in versions 93.0.4577.63-1.el8, 93.0.4577.63-1.fc33, 93.0.4577.63-1.fc34, 93.0.4577.63-1.fc35

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