CVE-2025-12438 — HIGH (8.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-12438?

CVE-2025-12438 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-12438?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Google Chrome Os, Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

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)

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Chrome	< 142.0.7444.59
Google	Chrome Os	-
Linux	Linux Kernel	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/433027577Issue TrackingPermissions Required

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-12438?

CVE-2025-12438 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). 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 sev...

How severe is CVE-2025-12438?

CVE-2025-12438 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-12438?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Google Chrome Os, Linux Linux Kernel.