Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-5494

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-5494

Published: June 4, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90966
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-2024-5494
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
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-5494

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 125.0.6422.141
Microsoft Edge - update to 125.0.2535.85
Google Chrome - update to 125.0.6422.141
chromium - addressed in versions 125.0.6422.141-1.el7, 125.0.6422.141-1.el8, 125.0.6422.141-1.el9, 125.0.6422.141-1.fc39, 125.0.6422.141-1.fc40
chromium (Debian package) - update to 125.0.6422.141-1~deb12u1

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