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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-1662): chromium-browser vulnerability

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

May 14, 2016

Added

Nov 19, 2024

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

Description

extensions/renderer/gc_callback.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 does not prevent fallback execution once the Garbage Collection callback has started, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-chromium-browser

References

CVE-2016-1662
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-1662
EUVD-EUVD-2016-2757
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.ca/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-2757
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1662

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