Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2019-5829

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Download Manager 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

How to mitigate CVE-2019-5829

External References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/958533

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Arch Linux update for chromium
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary update for chromium-browser