Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4366

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4366

Published: August 15, 2023 / Updated: August 15, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79554
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-2023-4366
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 Extensions 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
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-4366

Update to version 116.0.5845.96.

Google Chromium - update to 116.0.5845.96
Microsoft Edge - update to 116.0.1938.54
Google Chrome - update to 116.0.5845.96
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 114.0.5735.337, 116.0.5845.120
chromium - addressed in versions 116.0.5845.96-1.el7, 116.0.5845.96-1.el8, 116.0.5845.96-1.el9, 116.0.5845.96-1.fc37, 116.0.5845.96-1.fc38
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1, 116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 120.0.2210.133
www-client/chromium - update to 120.0.6099.109
www-client/google-chrome - update to 120.0.6099.109

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