high
8.8
CWE
416
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2021-37974: Use after free in Safe Browsing

First published: Wed Sep 01 2021(Updated: )

Use after free in Safebrowsing in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.71 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Credit: chrome-cve-admin@google.com Weipeng Jiang @Krace Codesafe Team of Legendsec at Qi'anxin Group

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/chromium<=90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1
116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1
118.0.5993.70-1~deb11u1
116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1
118.0.5993.70-1~deb12u1
118.0.5993.70-1
Google Chrome (Trace Event)<94.0.4606.71
94.0.4606.71
Google Chrome (Trace Event)<94.0.4606.71
Fedora=33
Fedora=34
Fedora=35
Debian=10.0
Debian=11.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2021-37974?

    CVE-2021-37974 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2021-37974?

    To fix CVE-2021-37974, users must update their Google Chrome to version 94.0.4606.71 or later.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2021-37974 on affected software?

    CVE-2021-37974 could lead to heap corruption, allowing attackers to exploit the vulnerability via crafted HTML pages.

  • Which versions of Google Chrome are affected by CVE-2021-37974?

    CVE-2021-37974 affects Google Chrome versions prior to 94.0.4606.71.

  • Are there specific distributions affected by CVE-2021-37974?

    CVE-2021-37974 affects Debian distributions, specifically versions prior to 94.0.4606.71 of Chromium.

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