Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:66.0.3359.139-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.91% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-2149604
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Apr 2018

Introduced: 26 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-6118  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 chromium-browser to version 0:66.0.3359.139-1.el6_9 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 double-eviction in the Incognito mode cache that lead to a user-after-free in cache in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.139 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.