TI-2024-05838 Aliases CVE-2024-6291 GHSA-rpvg-h6p6-42qj

Use after free in Google Chrome

MEDIUM 41CWE-416Published 2024-06-24 · Updated 2025-02-13

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use after free in Swiftshader in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.126 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00659 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Chrome (Google): 126.0.6478.126

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Google	Chrome	126.0.6478.126 to before 126.0.6478.126	126.0.6478.126	Patch available	CNA

Chrome VendorGoogle Affected 126.0.6478.126 to before 126.0.6478.126 Fixed in 126.0.6478.126 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome::::::::	before 126.0.6478.126	Vulnerable	Google
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:::::::*	39	Vulnerable	Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:::::::*	40	Vulnerable	Fedoraproject

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 126.0.6478.126 Vulnerable ·Google
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 39 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 40 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 126.0.6478.126

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2024-06-24
Google Chrome 126.0.6478.126
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-05840 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2024-05839 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2024-05837 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6291
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rpvg-h6p6-42qj
2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40942995

Other 3

TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6

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Sources

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