CVE-2018-17462 Use after free in Chrome

What is CVE-2018-17462?

CVE-2018-17462 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Incorrect refcounting in AppCache in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17462?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Linux Desktop, Redhat Linux Server, Redhat Linux Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17462?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2018-17462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-p3c6-hv53-xj57, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17462.