Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-78977

 

Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-78977

Published: August 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU145677
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-78977
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource in GPU when rendering crafted web content. A remote attacker can trigger the browser to process crafted content to cause a denial of service.

User interaction is required to open or render crafted web content.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-78977

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Microsoft Edge - update to 152.0.4191.53
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1

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