Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-1077

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-1077

Published: January 30, 2024 / Updated: January 30, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85916
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-2024-1077
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 Network 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-2024-1077

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 121.0.6167.139
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 120.0.2210.167, 121.0.2277.98
Google Chrome - update to 121.0.6167.140
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 121.0.2277.83
www-client/chromium - update to 121.0.6167.139
www-client/google-chrome - update to 121.0.6167.139
chromium - addressed in versions 121.0.6167.139-1.el9, 121.0.6167.139-1.fc38, 121.0.6167.139-1.fc39, 121.0.6167.139-2.el7, 121.0.6167.139-2.el8, 121.0.6167.160-1.el7
chromium (Debian package) - update to 121.0.6167.139-1~deb12u1

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