CVE-2022-1489 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption in Chrome OS via specific user interactions, 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-2022-1489?

CVE-2022-1489 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 26 Jul 2022. 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 memory access in UI Shelf in Google Chrome on Chrome OS, Lacros prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific user interactions.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1489?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1489?

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-2022-1489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-ZE33362, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1489, GHSA-949f-px3r-jjxq, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1489.

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