CVE-2021-30593 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.1 Published Updated

An attacker can perform an out-of-bounds memory read in Google Chrome by convincing a user to install a malicious extension and visit a crafted 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-2021-30593?

CVE-2021-30593 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 26 Aug 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

Out of bounds read in Tab Strip in Google Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.131 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30593?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30593?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-30593 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-SV99071, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30593, GHSA-v2xc-8hw7-gm6x, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30593.

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