Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2022 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2022-1856
High 8.8
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 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in User Education in Google Chrome prior to 102.0.5005.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension or specific user interaction.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | chromium | 102.0.5005.61-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1856 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | chromium | 102.0.5005.61-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1856 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | chromium | 102.0.5005.61-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1856 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | chromium | 102.0.5005.61-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1856 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | chromium | 102.0.5005.61-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1856 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 102.0.5005.61-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1856 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 102.0.5005.61-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1856 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 102.0.5005.61-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1856 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1323239 x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202208-25 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO