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
www-client/google-chrome
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium
chromium (Debian package)

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
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
chromium (Debian package) - update to 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1

• 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