Improper resource shutdown in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6068
Published: April 5, 2018 / Updated: June 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11567
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6068
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to object lifetime issues. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to object lifetime issues. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Affected software
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6068
Update to version 65.0.3325.146.
Google Chrome - update to 65.0.3325.146
www-client/chromium - update to 65.0.3325.146
www-client/google-chrome - update to 65.0.3325.146
www-client/chromium - update to 65.0.3325.146
www-client/google-chrome - update to 65.0.3325.146