Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-6508

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-6508

Published: December 5, 2023 / Updated: December 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83887
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-2023-6508
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 Media Stream 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
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/microsoft-edge
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-6508

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 120.0.6099.62
Microsoft Edge - update to 120.0.2210.61
Google Chrome - update to 120.0.6099.62
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 114.0.5735.347, 120.0.6099.203
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 120.0.2210.133
chromium - addressed in versions 120.0.6099.62-1.el7, 120.0.6099.62-1.fc39, 120.0.6099.62-2.el8, 120.0.6099.62-2.el9, 120.0.6099.62-2.fc38, 120.0.6099.71-1.el7, 120.0.6099.71-1.el8, 120.0.6099.71-1.el9, 120.0.6099.109-1.el7, 120.0.6099.109-1.el8, 120.0.6099.109-1.el9, 120.0.6099.129-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - update to 120.0.6099.71-1~deb12u1
www-client/chromium - update to 120.0.6099.109
www-client/google-chrome - update to 120.0.6099.109

External References

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