CVE-2024-6291: fedoraproject fedora Use After Free
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2024-6291CGA-7m25-5fxj-2fw7CGA-9rfr-jwv4-5wcp
Published 24-06-2024Last modified 13-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-6291 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 8Timeline
- 24-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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)
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources5 sources · 7.5–8.8
- CVE.orgCNA7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.66%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
51%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.66% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score0.66%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (issues.chromium.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard1 product
- chromium< 126.0.6478.126-r0
Debian1 product
- chromium< 126.0.6478.126-1~deb12u1 | < 126.0.6478.126-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL39 | 40
Google1 product
- chrome≥ 126.0.6478.126, < 126.0.6478.126 | < 126.0.6478.126
Wolfi1 product
- chromium< 126.0.6478.126-r0
5 vendors · 5 products
References
5 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.htmlAdvisoryRelease Notes
