Use After Free Affecting chromium package, versions <119.0.6045.105-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-CHROMIUM-6041926
  • published1 Nov 2023
  • disclosed1 Nov 2023

Introduced: 1 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-5856  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable chromium to version 119.0.6045.105-1 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 Side Panel in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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