Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-0308
Published: January 19, 2022 / Updated: January 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59866
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0308
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 Data Transfer in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.
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-2022-0308
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 96.0.4664.194
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 96.0.4664.194