Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-3071

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-3071

Published: August 30, 2022 / Updated: September 2, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66939
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-2022-3071
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 Tab Strip 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
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

How to mitigate CVE-2022-3071

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 105.0.5195.112
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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