Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-112998

 

Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-112998

Published: October 21, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU156592
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-2026-112998
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to corrupt memory, potentially causing a browser crash.

The vulnerability exists due to improper memory handling in the Views component of Google Chrome when affected functionality is exercised. A remote attacker can trigger the affected functionality to corrupt memory and potentially disrupt browser operation.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-112998

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 156.0.8078.47
Google Chrome - update to 156.0.8078.47
chromium - addressed in versions 156.0.8078.47-1.el9, 156.0.8078.47-1.el10_2, 156.0.8078.47-1.el10_3, 156.0.8078.47-1.el10_4, 156.0.8078.47-1.fc43, 156.0.8078.47-1.fc44, 156.0.8078.47-1.fc45
chromium (Debian package) - update to 156.0.8078.47-1~deb13u1

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