Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4430

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4430

Published: August 23, 2023 / Updated: August 23, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79872
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-2023-4430
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 Vulkan 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
chromium (Debian package)
chromium
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-4430

Update to version 116.0.5845.110.

Google Chromium - update to 116.0.5845.110
Microsoft Edge - update to 116.0.1938.62
Google Chrome - update to 116.0.5845.110
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 116.0.5845.110-1~deb11u1, 116.0.5845.110-1~deb12u1
chromium - addressed in versions 116.0.5845.179-1.el7, 116.0.5845.179-1.el8, 116.0.5845.179-1.el9, 116.0.5845.179-1.fc37, 116.0.5845.179-1.fc38, 116.0.5845.179-1.fc39, 116.0.5845.187-1.el7, 116.0.5845.187-1.el8, 116.0.5845.187-1.el9, 116.0.5845.187-1.fc37, 116.0.5845.187-1.fc38, 117.0.5938.62-1.el7, 117.0.5938.62-1.el8, 117.0.5938.62-1.el9, 117.0.5938.62-1.fc37, 117.0.5938.62-1.fc38, 117.0.5938.88-1.el7, 117.0.5938.88-1.el8, 117.0.5938.88-1.el9, 117.0.5938.88-1.fc37, 117.0.5938.92-2.el7, 117.0.5938.92-2.el8, 117.0.5938.92-2.el9, 117.0.5938.132-1.el7, 117.0.5938.132-1.el8, 117.0.5938.132-1.el9
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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