CVE-2026-11681: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-11681 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone component of Google Chrome on Linux versions prior to 149. 0. 7827. 103. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to cause heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by the Chromium security team. There is no explicit CVSS score available for this issue. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this vulnerability is available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Ozone platform within Google Chrome on Linux systems before version 149.0.7827.103. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to deliver a specially crafted HTML page that triggers heap corruption. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in a stable channel update. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of publication.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, which may result in arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The vulnerability affects only Linux versions of Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.103. No active exploitation has been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update for Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.103 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should update their Chrome installations to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user action to apply the update.
CVE-2026-11681: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-11681 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone component of Google Chrome on Linux versions prior to 149. 0. 7827. 103. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to cause heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by the Chromium security team. There is no explicit CVSS score available for this issue. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this vulnerability is available.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Ozone platform within Google Chrome on Linux systems before version 149.0.7827.103. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to deliver a specially crafted HTML page that triggers heap corruption. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in a stable channel update. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of publication.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, which may result in arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The vulnerability affects only Linux versions of Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.103. No active exploitation has been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update for Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.103 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should update their Chrome installations to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user action to apply the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-08T21:33:51.273Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0153744567.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a2754eee29bf47b50c4c501
Added to database: 6/8/2026, 11:49:02 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 12:05:27 AM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 5:59:49 AM
Views: 5
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