CVE-2022-2161 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via specific UI interactions in Google Chrome, 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-2022-2161?
CVE-2022-2161 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 28 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 Provider in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to engage in specific user interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI interactions.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2161?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2161?
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-2022-2161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-TO71899, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2161, GHSA-c6vh-r249-cvjj, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2161.