Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-112996

Vulnerability identifier: #VU156628

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-2026-112996

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption in the Loader component of Google Chrome when processing content. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted content that may trigger memory corruption and cause the browser to crash.

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Debian Linux
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chromium (Debian package)

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

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/563015686

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