Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-4438

Vulnerability identifier: #VU70360

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-2022-4438

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 Blink Frames 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
Dell Hybrid Client
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome
www-client/chromium

Update to version 108.0.5359.124.

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
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

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
• https://crbug.com/1381871
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-4438

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