Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-113142
Published: October 21, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU156374
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-2026-113142
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption in the Google Chrome extensions component when handling extension-related operations. A remote attacker can supply crafted input to trigger memory corruption, potentially causing a browser crash or arbitrary code execution.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
chromium (Debian package)
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-113142
Install security update from vendor's website.
Google Chromium - update to 156.0.8078.47
Google Chrome - update to 156.0.8078.47
chromium (Debian package) - update to 156.0.8078.47-1~deb13u1
Google Chrome - update to 156.0.8078.47
chromium (Debian package) - update to 156.0.8078.47-1~deb13u1