Use after free in Web Authentication
Summary
Use after free in Web Authentication in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.197 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High) An use after free flaw was found in the Web Authentication component of the Chromium browser. Upstream bug(s): https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=521495992 Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Weakness: CWE-825. No fixing RHSA erratum has published yet; monitor the Red Hat CVE page and patch when it ships.
Mitigation checklist
- Red Hat rates this important; a fix erratum may not be out yet — apply the RHSA as soon as it publishes.
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