Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4429

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4429

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79873
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-2023-4429
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 Loader 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
Chrome OS
chromium (Debian package)
chromium
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-4429

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
Chrome OS - update to 114.0.5735.334
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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