Description
Google Chrome before 5.0.375.127 and webkitgtk before 1.2.6 do not properly support the Ruby language, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | webkitgtk +2 | 1.2.6-2.el6_0 | RHSA-2011:0177 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0177 Red Hat Security Advisory: webkitgtk security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2011:039 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/08/stable-channel-update_19.html
- ADV-2011-0216 vdb-entry
- 43086 third-party-advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=51654
- RHSA-2011:0177 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0552 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12107 vdb-entry signature