Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-8362

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-8362

Published: September 2, 2024 / Updated: September 12, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96703
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8362
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 WebAudio 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
Prisma Access Browser
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-8362

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 128.0.6613.119
Microsoft Edge - update to 128.0.2739.63
Google Chrome - update to 128.0.6613.119
Chrome OS - update to 126.0.6478.253
chromium - addressed in versions 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 128.0.6613.119-1~deb12u1
Prisma Access Browser - update to 128.138.2888.2

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