Actively exploited · Published Jul 22, 2022 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2022-1096
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity type confusion in Chrome from Google. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 28, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 24.7% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Apr 18, 2022.
Official description
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | chromium | 99.0.4844.84-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | chromium | 99.0.4844.84-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | chromium | 99.0.4844.84-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | chromium | 99.0.4844.84-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | chromium | 99.0.4844.84-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20220407-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20220407-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20220407-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20220407-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 99.0.4844.84-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 99.0.4844.84-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1096 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 99.0.4844.84-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1096 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://crbug.com/1309225 x_refsource_MISC
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.html x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202208-25 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1096 government-resource