Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-1127

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61701

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-2022-1127

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 QR Code Generator 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
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/google-chrome
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium

Update to version 100.0.4896.60.

Google Chromium - update to 100.0.4896.60
Google Chrome - update to 100.0.4896.60
chromium (Debian package) - update to 100.0.4896.60-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 100.0.1185.29
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_29.html
• https://crbug.com/1291891
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-1127

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