Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-2461

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-2461

Published: May 2, 2023 / Updated: May 2, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75678
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2461
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 OS Inputs in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
www-client/microsoft-edge
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/chromium
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-2461

Update to version 113.0.5672.63.

Google Chromium - update to 113.0.5672.63
Google Chrome - update to 113.0.5672.63
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 113.0.1774.50
chromium - addressed in versions 113.0.5672.63-1.el7, 113.0.5672.63-1.el8, 113.0.5672.63-1.el9, 113.0.5672.63-1.fc36, 113.0.5672.63-1.fc37, 113.0.5672.63-1.fc38, 113.0.5672.92-1.el8, 113.0.5672.126-1.el8
chromium (Debian package) - update to 113.0.5672.63-1~deb11u1
Chrome OS - update to 113.0.5672.114
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

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