CVE-2022-4438

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-12-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in Blink Frames in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.124 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to engage in specific UI interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 108.0.5359.124 — fixed in 108.0.5359.124

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 108.0.5359.124. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
https://crbug.com/1381871
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
https://crbug.com/1381871
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11

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