Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-0298
Published: January 19, 2022 / Updated: January 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59857
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-2022-0298
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Scheduling 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
Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Chrome OS
chromium (Debian package)
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Chrome OS
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-0298
Update to version 97.0.4692.99.
Google Chromium - update to 97.0.4692.99
Google Chrome - update to 97.0.4692.99
chromium (Debian package) - update to 97.0.4692.99-1~deb11u2
Microsoft Edge - update to 97.0.1072.69
Chrome OS - update to 96.0.4664.180
Google Chrome - update to 97.0.4692.99
chromium (Debian package) - update to 97.0.4692.99-1~deb11u2
Microsoft Edge - update to 97.0.1072.69
Chrome OS - update to 96.0.4664.180