Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-4178

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69714

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-2022-4178

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 Mojo 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
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Chrome OS
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome
www-client/chromium

Update to version 108.0.5359.71.

Google Chromium - update to 108.0.5359.71
Microsoft Edge - update to 108.0.1462.41
Google Chrome - update to 108.0.5359.71
Chrome OS - update to 102.0.5005.193
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium (Debian package) - update to 108.0.5359.71-2~deb11u1
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 109.0.1518.61
www-client/chromium-bin - update to 109.0.5414.74
www-client/google-chrome - update to 109.0.5414.74
www-client/chromium - update to 109.0.5414.74-r1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
• https://crbug.com/1376099
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-4178

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge
• Gentoo update for QtWebEngine