Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-0972

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61382

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-2022-0972

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 Extensions 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
Chrome OS
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/google-chrome
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium

Update to version 99.0.4844.74.

Google Chromium - update to 99.0.4844.74
Google Chrome - update to 99.0.4844.74
chromium (Debian package) - update to 99.0.4844.74-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 99.0.1150.46
Chrome OS - update to 96.0.4664.204
www-client/google-chrome - update to 101.0.1210.47
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
• https://crbug.com/1301320
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-0972

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