Description
uri.js in Google V8 before 5.1.281.26, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, uses an incorrect array type, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by calling the decodeURI function and leveraging "type confusion."
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 8 | chromium-browser | 51.0.2704.63-1~deb8u1 | DSA-3590-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libv8-3.14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libv8-3.14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | oxide-qt | 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | USN-2992-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121 | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | oxide-qt | 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | USN-2992-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | chromium-browser | 51.0.2704.63-1.el6 | RHSA-2016:1190 |
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 5
- RHSA-2016:1190 Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- USN-2992-1 oxide-qt vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-3590-1 chromium-browser - security update 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://crbug.com/602970
- 90876 vdb-entry
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1936083002
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1496 vendor-advisory
- 1035981 vdb-entry
- DSA-3590 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- USN-2992-1 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1430 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:1190 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201607-07 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1433 vendor-advisory