CVE-2024-6291 Affecting chromium package, versions <126.0.6478.126-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published25 Jun 2024
- disclosed24 Jun 2024
Introduced: 24 Jun 2024
CVE-2024-6291 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable chromium to version 126.0.6478.126-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium package and not the chromium package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
Use after free in Swiftshader in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.126 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-6291
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40942995
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T6OJ65HWXYSYMH55VDO6N36EOZFUNL4O/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHV5WTU27YOIBIM2CON42SHWY6J2HPRS/