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CVE-2021-37961:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-37961 is a Use-after-free vulnerability discovered in the Tab Strip component of Google Chrome versions prior to 94.0.4606.54. The vulnerability was disclosed and patched in September 2021, affecting all Chrome browser versions before the security update (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Use-after-free (CWE-416) issue in the Tab Strip component of Chrome. It received 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, indicating high severity with potential for significant impact (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution within the context of the browser (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google released a fix in Chrome version 94.0.4606.54. Users and administrators are advised to upgrade to this version or later. The vulnerability was also addressed in various Linux distributions including Debian with version 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1 and Fedora with version 94.0.4606.61 (Debian Advisory, Fedora Update).
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