CVE-2024-6990 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome on Android.

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-2024-6990?

CVE-2024-6990 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 1 Aug 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

Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome on Android prior to 127.0.6533.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Weakness: CWE-908, CWE-457

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6990?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6990?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2024-6990 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6990 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6990, GHSA-gh9v-q4wx-5m5c.

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