Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in core/xml/XMLHttpRequest.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 30.0.1599.101, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger multiple conflicting uses of the same XMLHttpRequest object.
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 | 30.0.1599.101-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2785-1 |
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 3
- DSA-2785-1 chromium-browser - 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
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=292422
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0065 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2785 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1776 vendor-advisory
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=158146&view=revision
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1729 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18866 vdb-entry signature
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1861 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/10/stable-channel-update_15.html