Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <94.0.4606.71-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.41% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1726873
  • published29 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Oct 2021

Introduced: 29 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-37973  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 94.0.4606.71-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use after free in Portals in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.61 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS Scores

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