Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-5844

Vulnerability identifier: #VU91779

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5844

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in Tab Strip. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 126.0.6478.54
Microsoft Edge - update to 126.0.2592.56
Google Chrome - update to 126.0.6478.54
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium - addressed in versions 126.0.6478.55-1.el7, 126.0.6478.55-1.el8, 126.0.6478.55-1.el9, 126.0.6478.55-1.fc39, 126.0.6478.55-1.fc40
chromium (Debian package) - update to 126.0.6478.56-1~deb12u1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/331960660

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Fedora 40 update for chromium
• Fedora 39 update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Debian update for chromium
• Gentoo update for QtWebEngine