Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-04-15
• EPSS: 14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 97% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

Type confusion in V8 Turbofan in Google Chrome prior to 100.0.4896.127 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

CISA: Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 6 May 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

• Patch on crbug.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

• chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory
• crbug.com/1315901ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
• security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25Third Party Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource