Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2021-30601
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 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 19.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.159 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | chromium | 92.0.4515.159-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30601 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | chromium | 92.0.4515.159-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30601 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | chromium | 92.0.4515.159-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30601 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | chromium | 92.0.4515.159-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30601 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | chromium | 92.0.4515.159-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30601 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 93.0.4577.82-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30601 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 93.0.4577.82-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30601 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 93.0.4577.82-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30601 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1234009 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-78b9d84299 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-6225d60814 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-02b301441f vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA