Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-0222

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-0222

Published: January 3, 2024 / Updated: January 4, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84967
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-2024-0222
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 ANGLE 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
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-0222

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 120.0.6099.199
Microsoft Edge - update to 120.0.2210.121
Google Chrome - update to 120.0.6099.199
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
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
chromium - addressed in versions 120.0.6099.199-1.el7, 120.0.6099.199-1.el8, 120.0.6099.199-1.el9, 120.0.6099.199-1.fc38, 120.0.6099.199-1.fc39
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 120.0.6099.199-1~deb11u1, 120.0.6099.199-1~deb12u1

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