Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chromium - CVE-2021-38019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58169

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-2021-38019

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient policy enforcement in CORS in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, bypass implemented security measures and gain access to sensitive information.

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
vivaldi
qt5-qtwebengine
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
qt5-qtwebengine - addressed in versions 5.15.8-2.fc34, 5.15.8-2.fc35
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/1251179
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38019

• 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
• Fedora 35 update for qt5-qtwebengine
• Fedora 34 update for qt5-qtwebengine