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CVE-2022-2859:
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-2859 is a Use-after-free vulnerability discovered in the Chrome OS Shell component of Google Chrome versions prior to 104.0.5112.101. The vulnerability was reported by Nan Wang(@eternalsakura13) and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute on June 22, 2022, and was officially patched in August 2022 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Medium severity Use-after-free (UAF) issue affecting the Chrome OS Shell component. Google awarded a $3,000 bounty for this vulnerability report, indicating its moderate severity level (Chrome Release).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker who successfully convinces a user to engage in specific UI interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in Chrome version 104.0.5112.101. Users are advised to update their Chrome browser to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Chrome Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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