CVE-2022-3658 Use after free in Chrome
An attacker can exploit heap corruption via a malicious extension in Chrome OS, 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-2022-3658?
CVE-2022-3658 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 1 Nov 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 Feedback service on Chrome OS in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI interaction. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3658?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3658?
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-2022-3658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3658, GHSA-3p7c-m357-q3xv, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3658.