Google Chrome up to 141.0.7390.122 Ozone use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome. Affected is an unknown function of the component Ozone. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-12438. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Ozone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux and ChromeOS prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

The weakness was published by Wei Yuan. The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-12438. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 11/11/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 272077 (Debian dsa-6046 : chromium - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 142.0.7444.59 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (272077) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2445). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Google Chrome

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 272077
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-6046 : chromium - security update

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Chrome 142.0.7444.59

Timelineinfo

10/31/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/31/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/11/2025 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Researcher: Wei Yuan
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12438 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330780
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2445 - Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2025 13:35
Updated: 11/11/2025 05:35
Changes: 10/31/2025 13:35 (56), 10/31/2025 17:14 (2), 11/03/2025 09:29 (7), 11/11/2025 05:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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