Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-4949

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-4949

Published: May 15, 2024 / Updated: May 16, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89573
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4949
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 V8 in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-4949

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 125.0.6422.60
Microsoft Edge - update to 124.0.2478.109
Google Chrome - update to 125.0.6422.60
chromium - addressed in versions 125.0.6422.60-1.el8, 125.0.6422.60-1.el9, 125.0.6422.60-1.fc38, 125.0.6422.60-1.fc39, 125.0.6422.60-1.fc40, 125.0.6422.60-3.el7, 125.0.6422.76-1.el7, 125.0.6422.76-1.el8, 125.0.6422.76-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - update to 125.0.6422.60-1~deb12u1

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