Description
The Web Workers implementation in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.127 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, related to an "error message leak."
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+squeeze3 | DSA-2189-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | qtwebkit-source | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2189-1 chromium-browser - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=70336
- 46785 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-1 vendor-advisory
- google-chrome-info-disc(65954) vdb-entry
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/chrome-stable-release.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14398 vdb-entry signature
- APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0628 vdb-entry