Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-9602 CVE-2024-9603 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-843 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system chromium Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Type Confusion
EUVDB-ID: #VU98244
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9602
CWE-ID:
CWE-843 - Type confusion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 9
chromium: before 129.0.6668.100-1.el9
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-ad170ba14e
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Type Confusion
EUVDB-ID: #VU98245
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9603
CWE-ID:
CWE-843 - Type confusion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 9
chromium: before 129.0.6668.100-1.el9
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-ad170ba14e
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
