GHSA-8337-3p73-46f4
Electron: Use-after-free in WebContents fullscreen, pointer-lock, and keyboard-lock permission callbacks
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
Apps that register an asynchronous `session.setPermissionRequestHandler()` may be vulnerable to a use-after-free when handling fullscreen, pointer-lock, or keyboard-lock permission requests. If the requesting frame navigates or the window closes while the permission handler is pending, invoking the stored callback dereferences freed memory, which may lead to a crash or memory corruption.
Apps that do not set a permission request handler, or whose handler responds synchronously, are not affected.
### Workarounds
Respond to permission requests synchronously, or deny fullscreen, pointer-lock, and keyboard-lock requests if an asynchronous flow is required.
### Fixed Versions
* `41.0.0-beta.8`
* `40.7.0`
* `39.8.0`
* `38.8.6`
### 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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