CVE-2024-2400 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page 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-2024-2400?
CVE-2024-2400 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 13 Mar 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 Performance Manager in Google Chrome prior to 122.0.6261.128 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2400?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (2)
chromium openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 122.0.6261.128-1.1 |
chromium openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 122.0.6261.128-1.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2400?
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-2024-2400 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2400 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2400, DSA-5639-1, GHSA-9886-cqjq-qrvc, openSUSE-SU-2024:13771-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13777-1.