CVE-2022-2296: 
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2022-2296 is a Use-after-free vulnerability discovered in Chrome OS Shell affecting Google Chrome on Chrome OS versions prior to 103.0.5060.114. The vulnerability was reported by Khalil Zhani on May 19, 2022, and was publicly disclosed in July 2022 (Chrome Release).

The vulnerability is classified as a Use-after-free (CWE-416) issue in the Chrome OS Shell component. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

A remote attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could potentially trigger heap corruption through specific user interactions with the UI. The high CVSS score indicates that successful exploitation could lead to significant impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).

The vulnerability was patched in Chrome OS version 103.0.5060.114. Users of affected versions should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability. Multiple Linux distributions have also released security updates addressing this vulnerability, including Fedora and Gentoo (Fedora Update, Gentoo Advisory).