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CVE-2022-0605:
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Overview
A high-severity use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2022-0605) was discovered in Google Chrome's Webstore API prior to version 98.0.4758.102. The vulnerability was reported by Thomas Orlita on January 13, 2022, and was subsequently patched in the February 2022 security update (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a use-after-free issue specifically affecting the ProfileImpl::IsSameOrParent functionality in the Webstore API. The severity of this vulnerability was rated as High, and Google awarded a $7,000 bounty for its discovery (Chrome Release).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the browser (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to receive the security fix (Chrome Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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