CVE-2024-0222 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker with compromised renderer access can exploit heap corruption in ANGLE via a crafted HTML page, potentially executing arbitrary code.
- 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-2024-0222?
CVE-2024-0222 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 4 Jan 2024. 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 ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.199 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0222?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
nodejs-electron openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 27.2.2-1.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0222?
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-2024-0222 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0222 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0222, GHSA-c87c-56pw-mwgh, openSUSE-SU-2024:13574-1.