Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-1478

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62610

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-2022-1478

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 SwiftShader 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 101.0.4951.41.

Google Chromium - update to 101.0.4951.41
Google Chrome - update to 101.0.4951.41
chromium (Debian package) - update to 101.0.4951.41-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 101.0.1210.32
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/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html
• https://crbug.com/1299261
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-1478

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