Use After Free Affecting chromium package, versions [,126.0.6478.54)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.05% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CHROMIUM-7254916
  • published14 Jun 2024
  • disclosed11 Jun 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-5845  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade chromium to version 126.0.6478.54 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free due to improper handling of memory in the Audio component. An attacker can cause heap corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious PDF file.

Note: 126.0.6478.56 is the fixed version for Windows and Mac. Version 126.0.6478.54 fixes the vulnerability in Linux

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