Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2021-4068

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58548

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4068

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to crash the browser.

The vulnerability exists due to a improper input validation in new tab page in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to perform certain actions in browser and crash it.

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/google-chrome
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium

Update to version 96.0.4664.93.

Google Chromium - update to 96.0.4664.93
Google Chrome - update to 96.0.4664.93
Microsoft Edge - update to 96.0.1054.53
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
www-client/google-chrome - update to 101.0.1210.47
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1265197
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-4068

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
• Arch Linux update for chromium
• Arch Linux update for vivaldi
• Debian update for chromium
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, QtWebEngine
• 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