Google Chrome Skia Integer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2023-2136)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2023-04-21 · CVE-2023-2136
Google Chromium Skia contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects Google Chrome and ChromeOS, Android, Flutter, and possibly other products. CISA added CVE-2023-2136 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Apr 21, 2023, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 12, 2023 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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