CVE-2021-30601 — Use After Free in Google Chrome

CWE-416 — Use After Free6 documents6 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 52.00%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Google ChromeChromiumDebian Chromium+3 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 26
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Use after free in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.159 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages6 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chromeunspecified — 92.0.4515.159
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 92.0.4515.159
▶debiandebian/chromium< chromium 93.0.4577.82-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 93.0.4577.82-1+3

Also affects: Fedora 33, 34, 35

Patches

Patch: crbug.com ↗Patch: crbug.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wvx3-vqrv-6fcg: Use after free in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 92↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2021-30601: Use after free in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 92↗2021-08-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2021-30601↗2021-08-16
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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2021-30601 Use after free in Extensions API↗2021-08-10
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Debian
CVE-2021-30601: chromium - Use after free in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.159 allowed...↗2021
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