Description
Multiple buffer overflows in runtime.cc in Google V8 before 3.22.24.7, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.63, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger a large typed array, related to the (1) Runtime_TypedArrayInitialize and (2) Runtime_TypedArrayInitializeFromArrayLike functions.
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 | 31.0.1650.63-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2811-1 |
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 | — |
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-2811-1 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
- 56217 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1962 vendor-advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/v8/source/detail?r=17800
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0092 vendor-advisory
- [v8-dev] 20131115 Limit the size for typed arrays to MaxSmi. (issue 73943004) mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1960 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0065 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/12/stable-channel-update.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1933 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2811 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1927 vendor-advisory
- 56216 third-party-advisory
- 1029442 vdb-entry
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=319722