Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <100.0.4896.127-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-2767617
  • published 20 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 25 Jul 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 100.0.4896.127-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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 storage in Google Chrome prior to 100.0.4896.88 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.6 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High