Description
The regular-expression implementation in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles interrupts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by an error in garbage collection during allocation of a stack-overflow exception message.
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.
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 | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 44.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1095 | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | oxide-qt | 1.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | USN-2677-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | chromium-browser | 44.0.2403.89-1.el6 | RHSA-2015:1499 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2015:1499 Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- USN-2677-1 oxide-qt vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
References
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=512110
- 76007 vdb-entry
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8.git/+/c67cb287a901ddf03d4ae4dafcf431d09fd3e22c
- RHSA-2015:1499 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1287 vendor-advisory
- 1033031 vdb-entry
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=469480
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html