Use-after-free RCE in Google Chrome Animation
CVE-2022-0609 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Animation component of Google Chrome prior to version 98.0.4758.102. The flaw can be triggered by a remote attacker via a crafted HTML page, leading to heap corruption in the browser process. Public reporting describes it as a remote code execution vulnerability that was exploited in the wild in early 2022, including by North Korean state-backed operators. The affected condition is a memory-lifetime error in Chrome's Animation handling that permits access to freed memory during web content processing.
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Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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