Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2021-38008

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58156

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-2021-38008

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the media 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.

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
vivaldi
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

Update to version 96.0.4664.45.

Google Chromium - update to 96.0.4664.45
Google Chrome - update to 96.0.4664.45
Microsoft Edge - update to 96.0.1054.29
vivaldi - update to 5.0.2497.24-1
chromium - addressed in versions 96.0.4664.110-2.el8, 96.0.4664.110-2.fc34, 96.0.4664.110-2.fc35, 96.0.4664.110-3.fc34, 96.0.4664.110-3.fc35
chromium (Debian package) - update to 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1263620
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38008

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Arch Linux update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Arch Linux update for opera
• Debian update for chromium
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome
• Arch Linux update for vivaldi
• Fedora 34 update for chromium
• Fedora 35 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
• Fedora 35 update for chromium
• Fedora 34 update for chromium