CVE-2021-30512 Use after free in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker with compromised renderer access can exploit heap corruption in Chrome Notifications via a crafted HTML page.

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-2021-30512?

CVE-2021-30512 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 4 Jun 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 Notifications in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.212 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30512?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30512?

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-2021-30512 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30512 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30512, GHSA-w84g-hcgf-wmjw, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30512.

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