Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2024-6997

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Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2024-6997

Published: July 24, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94701
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4 BT: 6.1 [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/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6997
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 Tabs. 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 Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Prisma Access Browser
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-6997

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 127.0.6533.72
Microsoft Edge - update to 127.0.2651.74
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium - addressed in versions 127.0.6533.72-1.el8, 127.0.6533.72-1.el9, 127.0.6533.72-1.fc39, 127.0.6533.72-1.fc40, 127.0.6533.88-2.el8, 127.0.6533.88-2.el9, 127.0.6533.88-2.fc40, 128.0.6613.119-1.el8, 128.0.6613.119-1.el9, 128.0.6613.119-1.fc39, 128.0.6613.119-1.fc40, 128.0.6613.119-1.fc41
chromium (Debian package) - update to 127.0.6533.88-1~deb12u1
Prisma Access Browser - update to 127.100.2858.4

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