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CVE-2022-4179

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.71 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 108.0.5359.71 — fixed in 108.0.5359.71

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 108.0.5359.71. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
• https://crbug.com/1377783
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
• https://crbug.com/1377783
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11

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