Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-3196

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-3196

Published: September 14, 2022 / Updated: September 18, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67355
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-2022-3196
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 PDF 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
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome
chromium (Debian package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2022-3196

Update to version 105.0.5195.125.

Google Chromium - update to 105.0.5195.125
Google Chrome - update to 105.0.5195.125
Microsoft Edge - update to 105.0.1343.42
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 105.0.1343.42
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 (Debian package) - update to 105.0.5195.125-1~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

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