Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the element wrapper in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.65, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service 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.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | chromium | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14967 vdb-entry signature
- 1026759 vdb-entry
- 48527 third-party-advisory
- 48265 third-party-advisory
- 48419 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0374 vendor-advisory
- google-element-code-execution(73642) vdb-entry
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=105867
- 52271 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201203-19 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/chrome-stable-update.html