Description
Double free vulnerability in libxslt, as used in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XSL transforms.
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 14 | libxslt | 1.1.26-14 | — |
| Debian 13 | libxslt | 1.1.26-14 | — |
| Debian 12 | libxslt | 1.1.26-14 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | libxslt | 1.1.26-6+squeeze2 | DSA-2555-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | libxslt +2 | 1.1.26-2.el6_3.1 | RHSA-2012:1265 |
| RHEL 5 | libxslt +2 | 1.1.17-4.el5_8.3 | RHSA-2012:1265 |
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 4
- RHSA-2012:1265 Red Hat Security Advisory: libxslt security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- DSA-2555-1 libxslt - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- 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
- 50838 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2555 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15714 vdb-entry signature
- https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10919019
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=154331
- http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9a5da8e7d4b6f3454614b0331a51bf29c966f556
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144799
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1376 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2012:164 vendor-advisory