Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-8020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU130413

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8020

CWE-ID: CWE-908

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized resources in GPU in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and crash the browser.

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 148.0.7778.96
Microsoft Edge - update to 148.0.3967.55
Google Chrome - update to 148.0.7778.96
chromium - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.96-1.el9, 148.0.7778.96-1.el10_1, 148.0.7778.96-1.el10_2, 148.0.7778.96-1.el10_3, 148.0.7778.96-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.96-1.fc43, 148.0.7778.96-1.fc44
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.96-1~deb12u1, 148.0.7778.96-1~deb13u1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/498382925

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Fedora 43 update for chromium
• Fedora 42 update for chromium
• Fedora 44 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.2 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.1 update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Debian update for chromium