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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Browser use-after-free triggered by rendering remote malicious web content, so AV:N with UI:R for a user-visited page; no privileges needed and full CIA impact within the browser process.
Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:ubuntu).
CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu
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AnalysisAI
Use-after-free memory corruption in Google Chrome for desktop before version 150.0.7871.128 lets a remote attacker corrupt heap memory and potentially execute arbitrary code or disclose sensitive information after the victim interacts with attacker-controlled web content. The flaw was fixed in the Stable channel update and reported downstream by the Ubuntu security team; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. The 7.8 CVSS reflects full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact once a user is lured to malicious content.
Technical ContextAI
This is a CWE-416 use-after-free defect in Chrome's rendering/browser engine (Chromium codebase, tracked internally as chromium issue 532970574). Use-after-free occurs when code keeps referencing a heap object after it has been freed, allowing an attacker who controls subsequent heap allocations to place controlled data where the dangling pointer still points. In a browser this is typically triggered by crafted HTML, JavaScript, or DOM manipulation that forces premature object destruction while a reference remains live. The affected component runs within Chrome's multi-process model, and successful exploitation of such bugs classically leads to type confusion, information disclosure, and control-flow hijacking - consistent with the reported tags Information Disclosure, Use After Free, and Memory Corruption.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Chrome 150.0.7871.128 - upgrade all desktop Chrome installations to 150.0.7871.128 or later via the Chrome Releases Stable channel update (http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_049796704.html). Most installs update automatically, so verify auto-update is enabled, fully restart the browser to apply, and confirm the version at chrome://settings/help. For managed fleets, push the update through Group Policy or MDM and audit for endpoints pinned to older builds. Ubuntu and other Chromium-derived distributions should apply the corresponding distribution security update once published. If patching must be delayed, compensating controls include restricting browsing to trusted sites, keeping Chrome site isolation enabled (default), and using URL/content filtering to reduce exposure to untrusted web content - with the trade-off that none of these eliminate the flaw and only lower the chance a user reaches malicious content.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
View allSame technique Information Disclosure
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SUSE
Severity: Important| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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EUVD-2026-46131
GHSA-j5rv-8p72-245q