Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2608

Vulnerability identifier: #VU65963

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-2022-2608

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 Overview Mode 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
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
www-client/microsoft-edge
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/chromium
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome
chromium

Update to version 104.0.5112.79.

Google Chromium - update to 104.0.5112.79
Google Chrome - update to 104.0.5112.79
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 104.0.1293.63
chromium (Debian package) - update to 104.0.5112.79-1~deb11u1
Chrome OS - update to 104.0.5112.83
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

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1330775

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS
• Debian update for chromium
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge
• Fedora 36 update for chromium
• Fedora 35 update for chromium
• Fedora 37 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium