Security update for chromium
A security update for Chromium version 151.0.7922.169 addresses multiple critical vulnerabilities including buffer overflows, use-after-free, type confusion, race conditions, information leaks, and inappropriate implementations across various components such as WebGL, Dawn, CORS, CredentialProvider, USB, Core, Media, GPU, ANGLE, V8, and Skia. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow attackers to cause crashes, execute arbitrary code, or leak sensitive information. The update fixes these issues to improve the security posture of Chromium.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This update for Chromium 151.0.7922.169 fixes multiple security issues identified by CVE identifiers CVE-2026-76033 through CVE-2026-76047. The vulnerabilities include buffer overflows in WebGL, Dawn, and ANGLE; use-after-free bugs in Browser and WebGL; type confusion in V8; race conditions in USB; information leaks in Skia; and inappropriate implementations in CORS and Media components. These flaws affect core browser components and rendering engines, potentially allowing memory corruption, code execution, or information disclosure. The update addresses these defects to mitigate associated risks.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update are critical and affect core components of Chromium, potentially enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service through crashes, or leak sensitive information. The presence of buffer overflows, use-after-free, and type confusion issues indicates a high risk of exploitation if unpatched. However, there is no indication of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for Chromium version 151.0.7922.169 is available that addresses these critical vulnerabilities. Users and administrators should apply this update promptly to mitigate the risks. No additional vendor advisory content is provided, so patch status beyond this update is not confirmed. Patch status is confirmed for version 151.0.7922.169 as fixed in this release.
Security update for chromium
Description
A security update for Chromium version 151.0.7922.169 addresses multiple critical vulnerabilities including buffer overflows, use-after-free, type confusion, race conditions, information leaks, and inappropriate implementations across various components such as WebGL, Dawn, CORS, CredentialProvider, USB, Core, Media, GPU, ANGLE, V8, and Skia. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow attackers to cause crashes, execute arbitrary code, or leak sensitive information. The update fixes these issues to improve the security posture of Chromium.
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This update for Chromium 151.0.7922.169 fixes multiple security issues identified by CVE identifiers CVE-2026-76033 through CVE-2026-76047. The vulnerabilities include buffer overflows in WebGL, Dawn, and ANGLE; use-after-free bugs in Browser and WebGL; type confusion in V8; race conditions in USB; information leaks in Skia; and inappropriate implementations in CORS and Media components. These flaws affect core browser components and rendering engines, potentially allowing memory corruption, code execution, or information disclosure. The update addresses these defects to mitigate associated risks.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update are critical and affect core components of Chromium, potentially enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service through crashes, or leak sensitive information. The presence of buffer overflows, use-after-free, and type confusion issues indicates a high risk of exploitation if unpatched. However, there is no indication of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for Chromium version 151.0.7922.169 is available that addresses these critical vulnerabilities. Users and administrators should apply this update promptly to mitigate the risks. No additional vendor advisory content is provided, so patch status beyond this update is not confirmed. Patch status is confirmed for version 151.0.7922.169 as fixed in this release.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-hmcq-6m74-94f7
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-76033"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a85b49bacd9273b492502ab
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 13:50:19 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 03:18:03 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 14:46:10 UTC
Views: 37
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