Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-3041

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-3041

Published: August 30, 2022 / Updated: September 1, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66839
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-2022-3041
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 WebSQL 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
Debian Linux
Gentoo 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-2022-3041

Update to version 105.0.5195.52.

Google Chromium - update to 105.0.5195.52
Google Chrome - update to 105.0.5195.52
Microsoft Edge - update to 105.0.1343.25
Chrome OS - update to 102.0.5005.182
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 105.0.1343.42
chromium (Debian package) - update to 105.0.5195.52-1~deb11u1
www-client/chromium - update to 105.0.5195.125
www-client/chromium-bin - update to 105.0.5195.125
www-client/google-chrome - update to 105.0.5195.125
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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