Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2399

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2399

Published: April 11, 2022 / Updated: August 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79618
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-2022-2399
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 WebGPU 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
Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2022-2399

Update to version 100.0.4896.88.

Google Chromium - update to 100.0.4896.88
Google Chrome - update to 100.0.4896.88

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