CVE-2022-3038 Google Chromium Network Service Use-After-Free

Exploited in the wild High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page due to a use-after-free vulnerability in the Network Service.

Exploited in the wild
Since 30 Mar 2023
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-3038?

CVE-2022-3038 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 26 Sep 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 Network Service in Google Chrome prior to 105.0.5195.52 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3038?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3038?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 20 Apr 2023.

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-2022-3038 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-3038 in the wild since at least 30 Mar 2023.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3038, GHSA-r8h7-mp45-wq8g, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3038.

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