Use After Free Affecting chromium package, versions <99.0.4844.51-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-CHROMIUM-2414548
  • published3 Mar 2022
  • disclosed5 Apr 2022

Introduced: 3 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-0793  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable chromium to version 99.0.4844.51-1 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 Cast in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.51 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension and engage in specific user interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS Scores

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