CVE-2024-6998

Summary

CVE-2024-6998 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 127.0.6533.72. This issue occurs in the User Education component and can be exploited by a remote attacker. By persuading a user to perform specific UI actions on a maliciously crafted HTML page, the attacker may potentially corrupt the heap, leading to security vulnerabilities of medium severity. This Chromium security issue can be mitigated by updating Google Chrome to the latest version.

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