CVE-2024-1938
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability is a type confusion flaw in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine that allows attackers to corrupt memory objects through malicious HTML pages. Attackers could potentially execute arbitrary code or cause browser crashes. All users running vulnerable Chrome versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Google Chrome
- Chromium-based browsers
📦 What is this software?
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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to full system compromise, data theft, or malware installation.
Likely Case
Browser crash (denial of service) or limited memory corruption leading to information disclosure.
If Mitigated
No impact if Chrome is updated to patched version or if exploit attempts are blocked by security controls.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user to visit malicious website. No public exploit code available at disclosure.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 122.0.6261.94 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Chrome. 2. Click three-dot menu → Help → About Google Chrome. 3. Chrome will automatically check for and install updates. 4. Click 'Relaunch' to restart Chrome.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable JavaScript
allTemporarily disable JavaScript execution in Chrome to prevent exploitation
Use Site Isolation
allEnable site isolation to limit impact of potential exploitation
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Use alternative browser until patch can be applied
- Implement web filtering to block known malicious sites
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Chrome version: If version is less than 122.0.6261.94, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
chrome://version/ or 'google-chrome --version' on LinuxVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Chrome version is 122.0.6261.94 or higher after update.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Chrome crash reports
- Unexpected process termination logs
Network Indicators:
- Requests to suspicious domains with crafted HTML
SIEM Query:
source="chrome" AND (event="crash" OR event="process_termination")🔗 References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/324596281
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGWSP5MIK7CDWJQHN2SJJX2YGSSS7E4O/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L6KJCEJWJR5Z54Z75LRJGELDNMFDKLZG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTGM2WHYSZAUUPENB7YO6E5ONAKE6AKJ/
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/324596281
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGWSP5MIK7CDWJQHN2SJJX2YGSSS7E4O/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L6KJCEJWJR5Z54Z75LRJGELDNMFDKLZG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTGM2WHYSZAUUPENB7YO6E5ONAKE6AKJ/
