Description
Google Chrome before 9.0.597.94 does not properly perform event handling for animations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | chromium-browser | 6.0.472.63~r59945-5+squeeze2 | DSA-2166-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2166-1 chromium-browser - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 43368 third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-1 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-11-1 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/02/stable-channel-update_08.html
- http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2190
- 43342 third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- DSA-2166 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
- ADV-2011-0408 vdb-entry
- 46262 vdb-entry
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=67234
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14320 vdb-entry signature
- APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1 vendor-advisory