Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-5996

Vulnerability identifier: #VU82904

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-2023-5996

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the WebAudio 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.

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 119.0.6045.123
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 118.0.2088.102, 119.0.2151.58
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.123, 119.0.6045.124
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 114.0.5735.343, 119.0.6045.158
chromium - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.123-1.el7, 119.0.6045.123-1.el8, 119.0.6045.123-1.el9, 119.0.6045.123-1.fc38, 119.0.6045.123-1.fc39, 119.0.6045.159-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.123-1~deb11u1, 119.0.6045.123-1~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

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1497859

• Remote code execution in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Fedora 38 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Fedora 39 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS
• Gentoo update for QtWebEngine
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS TLS
• Gentoo update for QtWebEngine
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge