CVE-2022-1863 Use after free in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit heap corruption via a malicious extension and user interaction, potentially leading to code execution in Google Chrome.

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-2022-1863?

CVE-2022-1863 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 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

Use after free in Tab Groups in Google Chrome prior to 102.0.5005.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension and specific user interaction.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1863?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1863?

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-2022-1863 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-FM62766, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1863, GHSA-7f66-v639-c98w, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1863.

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