Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-5186

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-5186

Published: September 27, 2023 / Updated: September 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81245
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-2023-5186
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 Passwords 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
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-5186

Update to version 117.0.5938.132.

Google Chromium - update to 117.0.5938.132
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 116.0.1938.98, 117.0.2045.47
Google Chrome - update to 117.0.5938.132
chromium - addressed in versions 117.0.5938.132-1.el7, 117.0.5938.132-1.el8, 117.0.5938.132-1.el9, 117.0.5938.132-1.fc37, 117.0.5938.132-2.fc38, 117.0.5938.132-2.fc39
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1, 117.0.5938.132-1~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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