Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-0096

Vulnerability identifier: #VU59195

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0096

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 Storage 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
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
chromium (Debian package)
chromium

Update to version 97.0.4692.71.

Google Chromium - update to 97.0.4692.71
Google Chrome - update to 97.0.4692.71
Microsoft Edge - update to 97.0.1072.55
Chrome OS - update to 96.0.4664.180
chromium (Debian package) - update to 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1
chromium - addressed in versions 99.0.4844.51-1.el7, 99.0.4844.51-1.el8, 99.0.4844.51-1.fc34, 99.0.4844.51-1.fc35, 99.0.4844.51-1.fc36

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1275020
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-0096

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Debian update for chromium
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS LTS
• Fedora 34 update for chromium
• Fedora 35 update for chromium
• Fedora 36 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium