CVE-2021-21151 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code and escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page due to a use-after-free flaw in Chrome Payments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-21151?
CVE-2021-21151 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Feb 2021. 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
Use after free in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.182 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21151?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21151?
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-2021-21151 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21151 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21151, GHSA-76vx-mj3m-f22w, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21151.