CVE-2021-30527 Use after free in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page if a user installs a malicious extension, potentially leading to code execution.

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-2021-30527?

CVE-2021-30527 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 7 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 WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 91.0.4472.77 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30527?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30527?

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-2021-30527 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-DT60070, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30527, GHSA-x27g-gchh-mgqc, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30527.

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