Description
Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.95, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that leverage "type confusion."
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 7 | chromium-browser | 28.0.1500.95-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2732-1 |
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 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | foreman-proxy | 1.6.0.30-1.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | mongodb +2 | 2.4.6-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-anyjson | 0.3.3-4.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-httplib2 | 0.6.0-6.el7sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-simplejson | 3.2.0-1.el7sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | rubygem-kafo | 0.6.4-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | rubygem-kafo_parsers | 0.0.3-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | v8 | 1:3.14.5.10-9.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | foreman +6 | 1.6.0.44-1.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | foreman-proxy | 1.6.0.30-1.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | katello | 1.5.0-30.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | mongodb +2 | 2.4.6-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-anyjson | 0.3.3-4.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-httplib2 | 0.6.0-6.el7sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-simplejson | 3.2.0-1.el7sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman | 0.1.1-16.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_tasks | 0.0.3-3.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-kafo | 0.6.4-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-kafo_parsers | 0.0.3-2.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | v8 | 1:3.14.5.10-9.el6sat | RHEA-2014:1175 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 3 | ruby193-v8 +1 | 1:3.14.5.10-2.el6 | RHSA-2013:1201 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 11 SP4 | MozillaFirefox | 68.2.0-78.51.4 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED | 68-21.9.8 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | firefox-atk | 2.26.1-2.8.4 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | firefox-cairo | 1.15.10-2.13.4 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | firefox-gdk-pixbuf | 2.36.11-2.8.4 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | firefox-glib2 | 2.54.3-2.14.7 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | firefox-gtk3 | 3.10.9-2.15.3 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | firefox-harfbuzz | 1.7.5-2.7.4 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | firefox-libffi | 3.2.1.git259-2.3.3 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | firefox-libffi-gcc5 | 5.3.1+r233831-14.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | firefox-pango | 1.40.14-2.7.4 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | mozilla-nspr | 4.21-29.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | mozilla-nss | 3.45-38.9.3 | SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 |
Advisories 4
- RHEA-2014:1175 Red Hat Enhancement Advisory: Release of Satellite 6.0 Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 7, 2026
- DSA-2732-1 chromium-browser - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 Security update for Mozilla Firefox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RHSA-2013:1201 Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby193-v8 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
References
- RHSA-2013:1201 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2732 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/07/stable-channel-update_30.html
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=260106
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17329 vdb-entry signature