Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2021-38013
Critical 9.6
In plain English
A critical-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 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Heap buffer overflow in fingerprint recognition in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised a WebUI renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38013 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38013 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38013 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1242392 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-6a292e2cf4 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- DSA-5046 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN