Use After Free Affecting electron package, versions <31.7.2
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-JS-ELECTRON-8302887
- published24 Oct 2024
- disclosed3 Sept 2024
- creditCassidy Kim
Introduced: 3 Sep 2024
CVE-2024-8362 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade electron to version 31.7.2 or higher.
Overview
electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free via the WebAudio process. An attacker can potentially exploit heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page.