Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-5958

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-5958

Published: June 10, 2025 / Updated: June 15, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110745
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-2025-5958
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 Media 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
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
www-client/vivaldi
www-client/opera
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
Prisma Access

How to mitigate CVE-2025-5958

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 137.0.7151.103
Microsoft Edge - update to 137.0.3296.83
Google Chrome - update to 137.0.7151.103
www-client/vivaldi - update to 7.5.3735.44
www-client/opera - update to 122.0.5643.17
chromium - addressed in versions 137.0.7151.103-1.el9, 137.0.7151.103-1.el10_1, 137.0.7151.103-1.fc41, 137.0.7151.103-1.fc42
chromium (Debian package) - update to 137.0.7151.103-1~deb12u1
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
Prisma Access - update to 138.33.5.97

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