GHSA-532v-xpq5-8h95
Electron: Use-after-free in offscreen child window paint callback
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
Apps that use offscreen rendering and allow child windows via `window.open()` may be vulnerable to a use-after-free. If the parent offscreen `WebContents` is destroyed while a child window remains open, subsequent paint frames on the child dereference freed memory, which may lead to a crash or memory corruption.
Apps are only affected if they use offscreen rendering (`webPreferences.offscreen: true`) and their `setWindowOpenHandler` permits child windows. Apps that do not use offscreen rendering, or that deny child windows, are not affected.
### Workarounds
Deny child window creation from offscreen renderers in your `setWindowOpenHandler`, or ensure child windows are closed before the parent is destroyed.
### Fixed Versions
* `41.0.0`
* `40.7.0`
* `39.8.1`
### For more information
If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, please email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
References
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