Use After Free Affecting chromium package, versions <90.0.4430.72-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-CHROMIUM-1247254
  • published16 Apr 2021
  • disclosed26 Apr 2021

Introduced: 16 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-21202  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable chromium to version 90.0.4430.72-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.

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