Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2021-4101

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58844

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-2021-4101

CWE-ID: CWE-122

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 boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in Swiftshader. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance
Fedora
qt5-qtwebengine
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

Update to version 96.0.4664.110.

Google Chromium - update to 96.0.4664.110
Google Chrome - update to 96.0.4664.110
Microsoft Edge - update to 96.0.1054.57
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/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
• https://crbug.com/1262080
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-4101

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Debian update for chromium
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance
• 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