Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2158

Vulnerability identifier: #VU64562

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-2022-2158

CWE-ID: CWE-843

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

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

Update to version 103.0.5060.53.

Google Chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53
Microsoft Edge - update to 103.0.1264.37
chromium (Debian package) - update to 103.0.5060.53-1~deb11u1
chromium - addressed in versions 103.0.5060.114-1.el7, 103.0.5060.114-1.el8, 103.0.5060.114-1.el9, 103.0.5060.114-1.fc35, 103.0.5060.114-1.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

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
• https://crbug.com/1321078
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-2158

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