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CVE-2023-6509
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2023-12-06 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-416
Description
Use after free in Side Panel Search in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.62 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI interaction. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 11.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 38, 39
- Google Chrome: before 120.0.6099.62 — fixed in 120.0.6099.62
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 120.0.6099.62. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/1494565
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MMHY76AWPA46MAFXPWDGJX6FEGXZVR5Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RI3UHCTFH6KWAJGDZ2TOLT6VHKW53WCC/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5573
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/1494565
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MMHY76AWPA46MAFXPWDGJX6FEGXZVR5Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RI3UHCTFH6KWAJGDZ2TOLT6VHKW53WCC/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5573
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