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CVE-2022-0107:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-0107 is a Use-after-free vulnerability discovered in the File Manager API of Google Chrome on Chrome OS versions prior to 97.0.4692.71. The vulnerability was reported by security researcher raven (@raid_akame) on September 10, 2021, and was publicly disclosed on January 4, 2022 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity use-after-free issue affecting the File Manager API in Google Chrome on Chrome OS. Google awarded a $10,000 bounty for this finding, indicating its significant impact on system security (Chrome Release).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker who successfully convinces a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption through a crafted HTML page (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in Chrome OS version 97.0.4692.71. Users are advised to update their Chrome OS installations to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Chrome Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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