PT-2021-5615 · Google+2 · Google Chrome+2

Abdelhamid Naceri

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Published

2021-09-21

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Updated

2024-06-15

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CVE-2021-37969

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 94.0.4606.54
Description The issue is related to an inappropriate implementation in Google Updater in Google Chrome on Windows, which is associated with insecure privilege management. This allows a remote attacker to perform local privilege escalation via a crafted file.
Recommendations For versions prior to 94.0.4606.54, update to version 94.0.4606.54 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Google Updater component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Link Following

Improper Privilege Management

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2021-2909
ALT-PU-2021-2987
ALT-PU-2021-2988
ALT-PU-2021-3044
ALT-PU-2021-3050
ALT-PU-2021-3436
ALT-PU-2021-3603
BDU:2022-00050
CVE-2021-37969
DSA-5046-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1339-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1350-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021_1350-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11555-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Google Chrome
Suse