Description
The SVG implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.48, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the use of tree order, rather than transitive dependency order, for layout.
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 | 31.0.1650.57-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2799-1 |
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-2799-1 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://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=158480&view=revision
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0065 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/11/stable-channel-update.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1776 vendor-advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=282925
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19311 vdb-entry signature
- DSA-2799 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1861 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1777 vendor-advisory