CVE-2021-30554 Google Chromium WebGL Use-After-Free

Exploited in the wild High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page due to a use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome's WebGL implementation.

Exploited in the wild
Since 3 Nov 2021
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-30554?

CVE-2021-30554 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 2 Jul 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 WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 91.0.4472.114 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30554?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30554?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 Nov 2021.

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-2021-30554 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-30554 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021.

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Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-KK44627, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30554, GHSA-52q6-3x8h-v328, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30554.

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