Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-4060

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-4060

Published: April 24, 2024 / Updated: May 3, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88972
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-2024-4060
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 Dawn 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
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/google-chrome
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
ww-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-4060

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 124.0.6367.78
Microsoft Edge - update to 124.0.2478.67
Google Chrome - update to 124.0.6367.78
www-client/opera - update to 73.0.3856.284
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 110.0.5130.35
www-client/google-chrome - update to 124.0.2478.97
chromium - addressed in versions 124.0.6367.78-1.el9, 124.0.6367.78-1.fc38, 124.0.6367.78-1.fc39, 124.0.6367.78-1.fc40, 124.0.6367.91-1.el9, 124.0.6367.91-1.fc40, 124.0.6367.118-1.el9, 124.0.6367.118-1.fc40, 124.0.6367.155-1.el9, 124.0.6367.201-1.el9, 125.0.6422.60-1.el9, 125.0.6422.76-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - update to 124.0.6367.78-1~deb12u1
ww-client/microsoft-edge - update to 124.0.6367.155
www-client/chromium - update to 124.0.6367.155

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