CVE-2024-2625 Use after free in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit object corruption in V8 via crafted HTML pages, potentially leading to code execution in Google Chrome.

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-2024-2625?

CVE-2024-2625 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 20 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

Object lifecycle issue in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 123.0.6312.58 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2625?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (1)
nodejs-electron openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions28.2.9-1.1

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2625?

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-2024-2625 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2625 exists.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2625, GHSA-j7h3-fcrw-g6j8, openSUSE-SU-2024:13810-1.

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