Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-3042

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66840

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-2022-3042

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 PhoneHub 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 105.0.5195.52.

Google Chromium - update to 105.0.5195.52
Google Chrome - update to 105.0.5195.52
Chrome OS - update to 102.0.5005.177
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

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
• https://crbug.com/1338553

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome OS LTS
• 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