Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2606

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2606

Published: August 2, 2022 / Updated: August 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65961
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-2022-2606
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 within the Managed devices API 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.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
www-client/microsoft-edge
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/chromium
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2022-2606

Update to version 104.0.5112.79.

Google Chromium - update to 104.0.5112.79
Google Chrome - update to 104.0.5112.79
Microsoft Edge - update to 104.0.1293.47
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 96.0.4664.219, 102.0.5005.177
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 104.0.1293.63
chromium (Debian package) - update to 104.0.5112.79-1~deb11u1
www-client/chromium - update to 104.0.5112.101
www-client/chromium-bin - update to 104.0.5112.101
www-client/google-chrome - update to 104.0.5112.101
chromium - addressed in versions 105.0.5195.125-2.el8, 105.0.5195.125-2.el9, 105.0.5195.125-2.fc35, 105.0.5195.125-2.fc36, 105.0.5195.125-2.fc37

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