CVE-2020-6384: 
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2020-6384 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability discovered in the WebAudio component of Google Chrome versions prior to 80.0.3987.116. The vulnerability was reported by David Manouchehri on February 4, 2020, and was patched in the stable channel update released on February 18, 2020 (Chrome Release).

The vulnerability is classified as a use-after-free issue in the WebAudio component of Chrome. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page (NVD).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the browser, potentially leading to system compromise. The high CVSS score indicates that the vulnerability could result in significant impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).

The vulnerability was patched in Chrome version 80.0.3987.116. Users and administrators are strongly advised to update to this version or later. The fix has been distributed to various Linux distributions including Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora (Debian Advisory, Red Hat Advisory).