Description
The WebUI privilege implementation in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.83 does not properly perform isolation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified 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:15028 vdb-entry signature
- 80292 vdb-entry
- 48527 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0466 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-update_21.html
- 1026841 vdb-entry
- google-webui-weak-security(74214) vdb-entry
- 52674 vdb-entry
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117418
- GLSA-201203-19 vendor-advisory
- 48512 third-party-advisory