CVE-2021-37957
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to...
8.8 HighFix available
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
1.24%Up 0.1 points since Oct 9, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2021-37957- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2021-37957- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-24430 No score
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
EUVD-2021-24430- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8jx-7mq3-5rpv No score
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to...
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
GHSA-x8jx-7mq3-5rpv- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2021-37957- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-37957
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37957- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-37957
Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37957- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:1339-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium fixes the following issues:
Chromium 94.0.4606.54 (boo#1190765):
- CVE-2021-37956: Use after free in Offline use
- CVE-2021-37957: Use after free in WebGPU
- CVE-2021-37958: Inappropriate implementation in Navigation
- CVE-2021-37959: Use after free in Task Manager
- CVE-2021-37960: Inappropriate implementation in Blink graphics
- CVE-2021-37961: Use after free in Tab Strip
- CVE-2021-37962: Use after free in Performance Manager
- CVE-2021-37963: Side-channel information leakage in DevTools
- CVE-2021-37964: Inappropriate implementation in ChromeOS Networking
- CVE-2021-37965: Inappropriate implementation in Background Fetch API
- CVE-2021-37966: Inappropriate implementation in Compositing
- CVE-2021-37967: Inappropriate implementation in Background Fetch API
- CVE-2021-37968: Inappropriate implementation in Background Fetch API
- CVE-2021-37969: Inappropriate implementation in Google Updater
- CVE-2021-37970: Use after free in File System API
- CVE-2021-37971: Incorrect security UI in Web Browser UI
- CVE-2021-37972: Out of bounds read in libjpeg-turbo
Chromium 94.0.4606.61 (boo#1191166):
- CVE-2021-37973: Use after free in Portals
Chromium 94.0.4606.71 (boo#1191204):
- CVE-2021-37974 : Use after free in Safe Browsing
- CVE-2021-37975 : Use after free in V8
- CVE-2021-37976 : Information leak in core
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:1339-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:1350-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium fixes the following issues:
Chromium 94.0.4606.81 (boo#1191463):
- CVE-2021-37977: Use after free in Garbage Collection
- CVE-2021-37978: Heap buffer overflow in Blink
- CVE-2021-37979: Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC
- CVE-2021-37980: Inappropriate implementation in Sandbox
Chromium 94.0.4606.54 (boo#1190765):
- CVE-2021-37956: Use after free in Offline use
- CVE-2021-37957: Use after free in WebGPU
- CVE-2021-37958: Inappropriate implementation in Navigation
- CVE-2021-37959: Use after free in Task Manager
- CVE-2021-37960: Inappropriate implementation in Blink graphics
- CVE-2021-37961: Use after free in Tab Strip
- CVE-2021-37962: Use after free in Performance Manager
- CVE-2021-37963: Side-channel information leakage in DevTools
- CVE-2021-37964: Inappropriate implementation in ChromeOS Networking
- CVE-2021-37965: Inappropriate implementation in Background Fetch API
- CVE-2021-37966: Inappropriate implementation in Compositing
- CVE-2021-37967: Inappropriate implementation in Background Fetch API
- CVE-2021-37968: Inappropriate implementation in Background Fetch API
- CVE-2021-37969: Inappropriate implementation in Google Updater
- CVE-2021-37970: Use after free in File System API
- CVE-2021-37971: Incorrect security UI in Web Browser UI
- CVE-2021-37972: Out of bounds read in libjpeg-turbo
Chromium 94.0.4606.61 (boo#1191166):
- CVE-2021-37973: Use after free in Portals
Chromium 94.0.4606.71 (boo#1191204):
- CVE-2021-37974 : Use after free in Safe Browsing
- CVE-2021-37975 : Use after free in V8
- CVE-2021-37976 : Information leak in core
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:1350-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11555-1 No score
chromedriver-94.0.4606.71-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-94.0.4606.71-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11555-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
chromiumDebian:11 From an advisory covering 123 CVEs |
before 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1, plus listed versions 90.0.4430.212-193.0.4577.82-1 |
97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 94.0.4606.71-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.137862.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.138062.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.138662.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.138863.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1 Show 45 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.86-0ubuntu0.18.04.174.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.87-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.177.0.3865.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.70-0ubuntu0.18.04.278.0.3904.97-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.108-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.0.3945.130-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.87-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.149-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.163-0ubuntu0.18.04.181.0.4044.122-0ubuntu0.18.04.181.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.183.0.4103.61-0ubuntu0.18.04.184.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.185.0.4183.83-0ubuntu0.18.04.285.0.4183.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.186.0.4240.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.186.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.187.0.4280.66-0ubuntu0.18.04.189.0.4389.82-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
94.0.4606.71-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 94.0.4606.71-bp153.2.31.1 | 94.0.4606.71-bp153.2.31.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.3 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 94.0.4606.71-bp153.2.31.1 | 94.0.4606.71-bp153.2.31.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.2 From an advisory covering 25 CVEs |
before 94.0.4606.81-lp152.2.132.1 | 94.0.4606.81-lp152.2.132.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 94.0.4606.71-1.1 | 94.0.4606.71-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-37957 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published October 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in chromium 97.0.4692.71-0.1.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
crbug.com/1242269
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4DDW7HAHTS3SDVXBQUY4SURELO5D4X7R
debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37957
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8jx-7mq3-5rpv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-37957
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-37957
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37957
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/GDJ2M5H37726GXT3YZBJRSXV3JYGN7CL
bugzilla.suse.com/1190765
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-37956
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