CVE-2022-1864 Use after free in Chrome
A use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome allows attackers to exploit heap corruption via malicious extensions, 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-2022-1864?
CVE-2022-1864 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 WebApp Installs 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-2022-1864?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1864?
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-2022-1864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-VI83166, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1864, GHSA-g78q-fxv7-624v, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1864.