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CVE-2022-2481 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 103.0.5060.134. The vulnerability is characterized as a 'Use after free' issue in the Views component, which could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through UI interaction when a user is convinced to perform specific actions (Chrome Blog, CVE Mitre).
The vulnerability is classified as a 'Use after free' bug in the Views component of Google Chrome. The issue was discovered and reported by YoungJoo Lee(@ashuulee) of CompSecLab at Seoul National University on July 4, 2022. The vulnerability was addressed in Chrome version 103.0.5060.134 ([Chrome Blog](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop19.html)).
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to heap corruption through UI interaction, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause system crashes when a user is convinced to perform specific actions (CVE Mitre).
The vulnerability has been patched in Google Chrome version 103.0.5060.134. Users and administrators are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. The fix has been incorporated into various distributions including Debian, Fedora, and Gentoo (Debian Tracker, Gentoo Security).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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