Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-8639

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-8639

Published: September 10, 2024 / Updated: September 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97124
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-2024-8639
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 Autofill 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
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/opera
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2024-8639

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 128.0.6613.137
Microsoft Edge - update to 128.0.2739.79
Google Chrome - update to 128.0.6613.137
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/opera - update to 116.0.5366.21
chromium - addressed in versions 128.0.6613.137-1.el8, 128.0.6613.137-1.el9, 128.0.6613.137-1.fc39, 128.0.6613.137-1.fc40, 128.0.6613.137-1.fc41
chromium (Debian package) - update to 128.0.6613.137-1~deb12u1
Prisma Access Browser - update to 128.138.2888.2
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 131.0.2903.63
www-client/chromium - update to 131.0.6778.85
www-client/google-chrome - update to 131.0.6778.85

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