Use-after-free in Google Chrome for Android - CVE-2022-1636

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Use-after-free in Google Chrome for Android - CVE-2022-1636

Published: May 10, 2022 / Updated: May 13, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62894
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-2022-1636
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 in Performance APIs. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chrome for Android
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/google-chrome
chromium
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2022-1636

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome for Android - update to 101.0.4951.61
Google Chrome - update to 101.0.4951.64
chromium (Debian package) - update to 101.0.4951.64-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 101.0.1210.47
Chrome OS - update to 96.0.4664.209
www-client/google-chrome - update to 101.0.1210.47
chromium - addressed in versions 102.0.5005.115-1.el7, 102.0.5005.115-1.el8, 102.0.5005.115-1.fc35, 102.0.5005.115-1.fc36, 102.0.5005.115-2.el9
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53

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