Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-1096

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61629

CSH Severity: Critical

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-2022-1096

CWE-ID: CWE-843

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Ubuntu
chromium (Debian package)
chromium-browser (Ubuntu package)
chromium
www-client/google-chrome
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium
Dell Hybrid Client

Update to version 99.0.4844.84.

Google Chromium - update to 99.0.4844.84
Google Chrome - update to 99.0.4844.84
chromium (Debian package) - update to 99.0.4844.84-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 99.0.1150.55
Dell Hybrid Client - addressed in versions 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2
chromium-browser (Ubuntu package) - update to 99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
chromium - addressed in versions 99.0.4844.84-1.el7, 99.0.4844.84-1.el8, 99.0.4844.84-1.fc34, 99.0.4844.84-1.fc35, 99.0.4844.84-1.fc36
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

• Exploit #7546 - Chrome-and-Edge-Version-Dumper (Powershell script that dumps Chrome and Edge version to a text file in order to determine if you need to update due to CVE-2022-1096) (March 30, 2022)

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.html
• https://crbug.com/1309225

• Remote code execution in Google Chrome
• Remote code execution in Microsoft Edge
• Debian update for chromium
• Ubuntu update for chromium-browser
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, QtWebEngine
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Hybrid Client
• Fedora 36 update for chromium
• Fedora 34 update for chromium
• Fedora 35 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium