CVE-2023-2136: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2023-2136 is an integer overflow vulnerability discovered in the Skia graphics library of Google Chrome prior to version 112.0.5615.137. The vulnerability was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group on April 12, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on April 18, 2023 (Chrome Release).

The vulnerability is classified as a high-severity integer overflow issue in Skia, an open-source 2D graphics library used by Google Chrome. The flaw could allow a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page (NVD, Hacker News).

The vulnerability could enable an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to escape the browser's sandbox protection mechanism, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution outside the browser's confined environment (Chrome Release, Hacker News).

Google has released patches to address this vulnerability in Chrome version 112.0.5615.137 for Windows and Mac, and version 112.0.5615.165 for Linux. Users are strongly advised to update their browsers to these versions or later to mitigate the risk (Chrome Release).