Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2021-30610
Published: August 31, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56202
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-2021-30610
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 Extensions API 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 Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2021-30610
Update to version 93.0.4577.63.
Google Chromium - update to 93.0.4577.63
Google Chrome - update to 93.0.4577.63
Microsoft Edge - update to 93.0.961.38
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
Google Chrome - update to 93.0.4577.63
Microsoft Edge - update to 93.0.961.38
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