Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-0297

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Vulkan 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.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2022-0297

External References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
• https://crbug.com/1274316
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-0297

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Debian update for chromium
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome