Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2857

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66562

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-2022-2857

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

Update to version 104.0.5112.101.

Google Chromium - update to 104.0.5112.101
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 104.0.5112.101, 104.0.5112.102
Microsoft Edge - update to 104.0.1293.63
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 96.0.4664.219, 102.0.5005.177
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 104.0.1293.63
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 (Debian package) - update to 104.0.5112.101-1~deb11u1
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_16.html
• https://crbug.com/1338135
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-2857

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome OS LTS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome OS LTS
• 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