Use-after-free in Chrome OS - CVE-2022-2998
Published: September 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66899
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-2022-2998
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 in Browser Creation feature. A remote attacker can trigger a 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
Chrome OS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-2998
Install updates from vendor's website.
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 96.0.4664.219, 102.0.5005.177