Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-4436

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-4436

Published: December 15, 2022 / Updated: December 16, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70358
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-2022-4436
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 Blink Media 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
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Chrome OS
Dell Hybrid Client
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome
www-client/chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2022-4436

Update to version 108.0.5359.124.

Google Chromium - update to 108.0.5359.124
Dell Hybrid Client - update to 2.0
Microsoft Edge - update to 108.0.1462.54
Google Chrome - update to 108.0.5359.124
Chrome OS - update to 102.0.5005.194
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium (Debian package) - update to 108.0.5359.124-1~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

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