Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-1861

Vulnerability identifier: #VU63604

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-2022-1861

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 Sharing 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
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/google-chrome
chromium
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium

Update to version 102.0.5005.61.

Google Chromium - update to 102.0.5005.61
Google Chrome - update to 102.0.5005.61
chromium (Debian package) - update to 102.0.5005.61-1~deb11u1
Chrome OS - update to 96.0.4664.214
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

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
• https://crbug.com/1316846

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, QtWebEngine
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
• Fedora 35 update for chromium
• Fedora 36 update for chromium