CVE-2024-2625 Use after free in Chrome
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:Tumbleweed | All versions | 28.2.9-1.1 |
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2625, GHSA-j7h3-fcrw-g6j8, openSUSE-SU-2024:13810-1.