Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:56.0.2924.76-1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.72% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-2137643
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Jan 2017

Introduced: 25 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-5021  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 chromium-browser to version 0:56.0.2924.76-1.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use after free in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.