Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Pepper plugins in Google Chrome before 39.0.2171.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Flash content that triggers an attempted PepperMediaDeviceManager access outside of the object's lifetime.
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | chromium-browser | 39.0.2171.65-2.el6_6 | RHSA-2014:1894 |
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
- RHSA-2014:1894 Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 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
- 1031241 vdb-entry
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=423030
- RHSA-2014:1894 vendor-advisory
- 60194 third-party-advisory
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/3a2cf7d1376ae33054b878232fb38b8fbed29e31
- google-chrome-cve20147906-code-exec(98794) vdb-entry
- 71159 vdb-entry
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/11/stable-channel-update_18.html