Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2022 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2021-4098
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 48.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient data validation in Mojo in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.110 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-4098 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-4098 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-4098 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-4098 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4098 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4098 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4098 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://crbug.com/1263457 x_refsource_MISC
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html x_refsource_MISC