Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-2883

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-2883

Published: March 26, 2024 / Updated: March 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87835
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2883
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
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-2024-2883

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 123.0.6312.86
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 122.0.2365.113, 123.0.2420.65
Google Chrome - update to 123.0.6312.86
www-client/opera - update to 73.0.3856.284
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 110.0.5130.35
chromium - addressed in versions 123.0.6312.86-1.fc38, 123.0.6312.86-1.fc39, 123.0.6312.86-1.fc40, 123.0.6312.105-1.el7, 123.0.6312.105-1.el8, 123.0.6312.105-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - update to 123.0.6312.86-1~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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