Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2024:0417-1 advisory.

    This security update for Chromium to version 131.0.6778.204 (boo#1234704) fixes:

    * CVE-2024-12692: Type Confusion in V8
    * CVE-2024-12693: Out of bounds memory access in V8
    * CVE-2024-12694: Use after free in Compositing
    * CVE-2024-12695: Out of bounds write in V8
    * Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-21c7531146 advisory.

    Update to 131.0.6778.204

      * High CVE-2024-12692: Type Confusion in V8
      * High CVE-2024-12693: Out of bounds memory access in V8
      * High CVE-2024-12694: Use after free in Compositing
      * High CVE-2024-12695: Out of bounds write in V8


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-4808dce926 advisory.

    Update to 131.0.6778.204

      * High CVE-2024-12692: Type Confusion in V8
      * High CVE-2024-12693: Out of bounds memory access in V8
      * High CVE-2024-12694: Use after free in Compositing
      * High CVE-2024-12695: Out of bounds write in V8


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5834 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5834-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                           Andres Salomon     December 20, 2024                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : chromium     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-12692 CVE-2024-12693 CVE-2024-12694 CVE-2024-12695

    Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result     in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information     disclosure.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in     version 131.0.6778.204-1~deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

    For the detailed security status of chromium please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/chromium

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the e18c5c8d-be01-11ef-8c1c-a8a1599412c6 advisory.

    Chrome Releases reports:
    This update includes 3 security fixes:

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 130.0.2849.123 / 131.0.2903.112. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the December 19, 2024 advisory.

  - Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a remote attacker to execute     arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2024-12695)

  - Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-12692)

  - Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a remote attacker to     execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2024-12693)

  - Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a remote attacker to     potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2024-12694)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 131.0.6778.204. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2024_12_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18 advisory.

  - Use after free in Compositing. (CVE-2024-12694)

  - Type Confusion in V8. (CVE-2024-12692)

  - Out of bounds memory access in V8. (CVE-2024-12693)

  - Out of bounds write in V8. (CVE-2024-12695)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 131.0.6778.204. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2024_12_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18 advisory.

  - Use after free in Compositing. (CVE-2024-12694)

  - Type Confusion in V8. (CVE-2024-12692)

  - Out of bounds memory access in V8. (CVE-2024-12693)

  - Out of bounds write in V8. (CVE-2024-12695)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
213414	openSUSE 15 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2024:0417-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
213324	Fedora 41 : chromium (2024-21c7531146)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
213321	Fedora 40 : chromium (2024-4808dce926)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
213283	Debian dsa-5834 : chromium - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
213282	FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple security fixes (e18c5c8d-be01-11ef-8c1c-a8a1599412c6)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
213260	Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 130.0.2849.123 / 131.0.2903.112 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
213176	Google Chrome < 131.0.6778.204 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
213175	Google Chrome < 131.0.6778.204 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high

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