CVE-2021-21153

Public Exploit

Description

Stack buffer overflow in GPU Process in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 88.0.4324.182 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.97% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory googleblog.com Vendor Advisory crbug.com
Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html release notes vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1155974 issue tracking permissions required patch vendor advisory exploit
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BI6ZIJQYP5DFMYVX4J5OGOU2NQLEZ3SB/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FE5SIKEVYTMDCC5OSXGOM2KRPYLHYMQX/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-08 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-21153?
CVE-2021-21153 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-21153?
To fix CVE-2021-21153, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-21153 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-21153 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-21153?
CVE-2021-21153 affects Google Chrome.
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