Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-2135

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-2135

Published: April 19, 2023 / Updated: April 19, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75318
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-2023-2135
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 DevTools 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
Fedora
Chrome OS
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-2135

Update to version 112.0.5615.137.

Google Chromium - update to 112.0.5615.137
Microsoft Edge - update to 112.0.1722.58
Google Chrome - update to 112.0.5615.137
Chrome OS - update to 108.0.5359.231
chromium - addressed in versions 112.0.5615.121-1.el7, 112.0.5615.121-1.el8, 112.0.5615.121-2.el9, 112.0.5615.121-2.fc36, 112.0.5615.121-2.fc37, 112.0.5615.121-2.fc38, 112.0.5615.165-1.el7, 112.0.5615.165-1.el8, 112.0.5615.165-1.el9, 112.0.5615.165-1.fc36, 112.0.5615.165-1.fc37, 112.0.5615.165-1.fc38
chromium (Debian package) - update to 112.0.5615.138-1~deb11u1
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 113.0.1774.50
www-client/chromium - update to 113.0.5672.126
www-client/chromium-bin - update to 113.0.5672.126
www-client/google-chrome - update to 113.0.5672.126

External References

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