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Information leak in Google Chrome memory_instrumentation

IdentifiersCVE-2021-37976CWE-200

CVE-2021-37976 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Google Chrome, described by Google as an inappropriate implementation issue in Memory / memory_instrumentation. In Chrome versions prior to 94.0.4606.71, a remote attacker could trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page and obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory. The available context identifies this as a Chrome bug used in the wild as part of a 2021 Android-targeting exploit chain alongside CVE-2021-37973, CVE-2021-38000, CVE-2021-38003, and CVE-2021-1048. Specific vulnerable functions or code paths beyond the memory_instrumentation component are not provided in the supplied content.

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Successful exploitation allows disclosure of potentially sensitive data from the Chrome renderer or related process memory. On its own, this provides an attacker with memory contents that may aid bypass of exploit mitigations, exposure of secrets resident in process memory, or reliability improvements for follow-on exploitation. In the observed campaigns, this flaw was reportedly used as one element of a broader exploit chain targeting Android users and ultimately facilitating spyware deployment.

Mitigation

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Until patching is complete, reduce exposure by restricting use of untrusted or attacker-controlled web content, hardening browser update compliance, and monitoring for access to known malicious delivery infrastructure associated with exploit chains targeting Chrome on Android. Enterprise controls such as URL filtering, application allowlisting, mobile threat defense, and rapid browser version enforcement can reduce risk, but no mitigation in the provided content substitutes for upgrading to a fixed Chrome release.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 94.0.4606.71 or later, as the vulnerability affects versions prior to 94.0.4606.71. Ensure downstream Chromium-based deployments and embedded Chrome/WebView distributions receive the corresponding patched build where applicable. Apply vendor security updates promptly across managed endpoints, especially Android devices exposed to targeted exploitation.
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