Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-2400

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-2400

Published: March 12, 2024 / Updated: March 13, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87493
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-2024-2400
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 Performance Manager 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
www-client/opera
www-client/microsoft-edge
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/google-chrome
ww-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-2400

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 122.0.6261.128
Microsoft Edge - update to 122.0.2365.92
Google Chrome - update to 122.0.6261.128
www-client/opera - update to 73.0.3856.284
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 110.0.5130.35
chromium - addressed in versions 122.0.6261.128-1.el7, 122.0.6261.128-1.el8, 122.0.6261.128-1.el9, 122.0.6261.128-1.fc38, 122.0.6261.128-1.fc39, 123.0.6312.58-1.el7, 123.0.6312.58-1.el8, 123.0.6312.58-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - update to 122.0.6261.128-1~deb12u1
www-client/google-chrome - update to 124.0.2478.97
ww-client/microsoft-edge - update to 124.0.6367.155
www-client/chromium - update to 124.0.6367.155

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