Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-5063

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-5063

Published: May 27, 2025 / Updated: May 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109864
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5063
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Compositing component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Prisma Access Browser
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
www-client/vivaldi
www-client/opera
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2025-5063

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 137.0.7151.55
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 136.0.3240.104, 137.0.3296.52
Google Chrome - update to 137.0.7151.55
www-client/vivaldi - update to 7.5.3735.44
www-client/opera - update to 122.0.5643.17
Chrome OS - update to 132.0.6834.226
chromium - addressed in versions 137.0.7151.55-1.el9, 137.0.7151.55-1.el10_1, 137.0.7151.55-1.fc41, 137.0.7151.55-1.fc42
chromium (Debian package) - update to 137.0.7151.55-3~deb12u1
Prisma Access Browser - update to 137.16.2.69
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 138.0.3351.65
www-client/chromium - update to 138.0.7204.92
www-client/google-chrome - update to 138.0.7204.92

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