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CVE-2023-5856:
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Overview
A use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2023-5856) was discovered in the Side Panel component of Google Chrome versions prior to 119.0.6045.105. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 31, 2023, and affects Chrome browser installations across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). It involves a use-after-free condition in Chrome's Side Panel feature that could be triggered when a user engages in specific UI gestures while interacting with a crafted HTML page (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially achieve heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page, leading to arbitrary code execution, information disclosure, or browser crashes (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in Chrome version 119.0.6045.105. Users and administrators are advised to upgrade to this version or later. Multiple Linux distributions have also released security updates including Debian (119.0.6045.105-1~deb11u1 and 119.0.6045.105-1~deb12u1), Fedora (119.0.6045.123-1), and Gentoo (Debian Advisory, Fedora Update).
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