CVE-2026-11681: Use after free in Google Chrome
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Ozone component of Google Chrome on Linux platforms prior to version 149.0.7827.103. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating and a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects versions before 149.0.7827.103. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this advisory.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-11681 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone subsystem of Google Chrome on Linux. The flaw allows remote attackers to trigger heap corruption by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. This issue affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.103. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited over the network without privileges but requires user interaction. The vendor has published an advisory linked to a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service, or compromise the affected system's integrity, confidentiality, and availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction but no privileges or authentication.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.103. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0153744567.html for detailed update instructions.
CVE-2026-11681: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Ozone component of Google Chrome on Linux platforms prior to version 149.0.7827.103. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating and a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects versions before 149.0.7827.103. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this advisory.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-11681 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone subsystem of Google Chrome on Linux. The flaw allows remote attackers to trigger heap corruption by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. This issue affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.103. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited over the network without privileges but requires user interaction. The vendor has published an advisory linked to a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service, or compromise the affected system's integrity, confidentiality, and availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction but no privileges or authentication.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.103. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0153744567.html for detailed update instructions.
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: 06/08/2026, 23:49:02 UTC
Last enriched: 06/16/2026, 08:16:20 UTC
Last updated: 07/23/2026, 03:06:38 UTC
Views: 127
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