Description
Google Chrome before 13.0.782.107 does not properly track line boxes during rendering, 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+squeeze6 | DSA-2307-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2307-1 chromium-browser - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- google-chrome-bad-line-ce(68941) vdb-entry
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=78841
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update.html
- DSA-2307 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-1 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-11-1 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-4 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14671 vdb-entry signature
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- 74229 vdb-entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5000