Description
The FindStartOffsetOfFileInZipFile function in crazy_linker_zip.cpp in crazy_linker (aka Crazy Linker) in Android 5.x and 6.x, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, improperly searches for an EOCD record, which allows attackers to bypass a signature-validation requirement via a crafted ZIP archive.
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 14.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106 | — |
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 2
- 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
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=537205
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2290 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201603-09 vendor-advisory
- 78416 vdb-entry
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/d9e316238aee59acf665d80b544cf4e1edfd3349
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2291 vendor-advisory
- 1034298 vdb-entry