Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-19161

 

Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-19161

Published: August 7, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU141217
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-2026-19161
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized resources in Skia in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger uninitialized usage of resources and compromise the affected system.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-19161

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 151.0.7922.108
Microsoft Edge - update to 151.0.4129.78
Google Chrome - update to 151.0.7922.108
chromium - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.108-1.el9, 151.0.7922.108-1.el10_2, 151.0.7922.108-1.el10_3, 151.0.7922.108-1.fc43, 151.0.7922.108-1.fc44
chromium (Debian package) - update to 151.0.7922.108-1~deb13u1

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