Description
The regular-expression functionality in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.127 does not properly implement reentrancy, which allows remote 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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libv8-3.14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libv8-3.14 | No fix yet | — |
References
- 46785 vdb-entry
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/chrome-stable-release.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14571 vdb-entry signature
- google-regexp-code-exec(65969) vdb-entry
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=74662
- ADV-2011-0628 vdb-entry