CVE-2024-2626: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2024-2626 is a security vulnerability discovered in Google Chrome's Swiftshader component affecting versions prior to 123.0.6312.58. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 19, 2024, and is classified as a medium severity issue. The flaw affects Google Chrome browser installations across Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems (Chrome Blog, NVD).

The vulnerability is characterized as an out-of-bounds read in the Swiftshader component of Google Chrome. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) classification (NVD).

When exploited, this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform out-of-bounds memory access through a specially crafted HTML page. This could potentially lead to information disclosure or system crashes (NVD).

Google has released a patch in Chrome version 123.0.6312.58 to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later. The fix has also been incorporated into various Linux distributions, including Fedora 38, 39, and 40 (Chrome Blog, Fedora Update).