Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-6112

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-6112

Published: November 14, 2023 / Updated: November 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83071
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-2023-6112
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 Navigation 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
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-6112

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 119.0.6045.159
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 118.0.2088.109, 119.0.2151.72
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.159, 119.0.6045.160
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.159-1.el7, 119.0.6045.159-1.el8, 119.0.6045.159-1.el9, 119.0.6045.159-1.fc37, 119.0.6045.159-1.fc38, 119.0.6045.159-1.fc39
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.159-1~deb11u1, 119.0.6045.159-1~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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