CVE-2024-2400 Use after free in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

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:TumbleweedAll versions122.0.6261.128-1.1
chromium openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions122.0.6261.128-1.1

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.

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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.

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