Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-4919
Published: April 26, 2022 / Updated: August 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79644
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-2022-4919
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 Base Internals 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
Fedora
chromium
Google Chrome
Fedora
chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2022-4919
Update to version 101.0.4951.41.
Google Chromium - update to 101.0.4951.41
Google Chrome - update to 101.0.4951.41
chromium - addressed in versions 115.0.5790.170-1.el7, 115.0.5790.170-1.el8, 115.0.5790.170-1.el9, 115.0.5790.170-1.fc38, 115.0.5790.170-2.fc37
Google Chrome - update to 101.0.4951.41
chromium - addressed in versions 115.0.5790.170-1.el7, 115.0.5790.170-1.el8, 115.0.5790.170-1.el9, 115.0.5790.170-1.fc38, 115.0.5790.170-2.fc37