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CVE-2025-12438

Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux and ChromeOS prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed a...

8.8 HighFix available

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)

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.26%Up 0.2 points since Nov 11, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

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)

Record
CVE-2025-12438
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-50781 8.8

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)

Record
EUVD-2025-50781
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4w9w-65jx-4742 8.8

Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux and ChromeOS prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed a...

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)

Record
GHSA-4w9w-65jx-4742
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.8

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)

Record
CVE-2025-12438
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2025-12438 8.8

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)

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2025-12438
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 8.8

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)

Record
CVE-2025-12438
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-12438 8.8

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)

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-12438
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15687-1 No score

chromedriver-142.0.7444.59-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-142.0.7444.59-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15687-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:20076-1 No score

Security update for chromium

This update for chromium fixes the following issues:

Changes in chromium:

Chromium 142.0.7444.175 (boo#1253698):

  • CVE-2025-13223: Type Confusion in V8
  • CVE-2025-13224: Type Confusion in V8

Chromium 142.0.7444.162 (boo#1253267):

  • CVE-2025-13042: Inappropriate implementation in V8

Chromium 142.0.7444.134 (boo#1253089):

  • CVE-2025-12725: Out of bounds write in WebGPU
  • CVE-2025-12726: Inappropriate implementation in Views
  • CVE-2025-12727: Inappropriate implementation in V8
  • CVE-2025-12728: Inappropriate implementation in Omnibox
  • CVE-2025-12729: Inappropriate implementation in Omnibox

Chromium 142.0.7444.59, the stable channel promotion of 142.

Security fixes (boo#1252881):

  • CVE-2025-12428: Type Confusion in V8
  • CVE-2025-12429: Inappropriate implementation in V8
  • CVE-2025-12430: Object lifecycle issue in Media
  • CVE-2025-12431: Inappropriate implementation in Extensions
  • CVE-2025-12432: Race in V8
  • CVE-2025-12433: Inappropriate implementation in V8
  • CVE-2025-12434: Race in Storage
  • CVE-2025-12435: Incorrect security UI in Omnibox
  • CVE-2025-12436: Policy bypass in Extensions
  • CVE-2025-12437: Use after free in PageInfo
  • CVE-2025-12438: Use after free in Ozone
  • CVE-2025-12439: Inappropriate implementation in App-Bound Encryption
  • CVE-2025-12440: Inappropriate implementation in Autofill
  • CVE-2025-12441: Out of bounds read in V8
  • CVE-2025-12443: Out of bounds read in WebXR
  • CVE-2025-12444: Incorrect security UI in Fullscreen UI
  • CVE-2025-12445: Policy bypass in Extensions
  • CVE-2025-12446: Incorrect security UI in SplitView
  • CVE-2025-12447: Incorrect security UI in Omnibox
Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:20076-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qt6-qtwebengine
Alpine:v3.22
 before 6.8.3-r6
6.8.3-r6
qt6-qtwebengine
Alpine:v3.23
 before 6.10.0-r1
6.10.0-r1
qt6-qtwebengine
Alpine:v3.24
 before 6.10.0-r1
6.10.0-r1
chromium
Debian:12
 before 142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions
113.0.5672.126-1114.0.5735.106-1114.0.5735.106-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.106-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.133-1
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114.0.5735.133-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.133-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.198-1114.0.5735.198-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.198-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.90-1114.0.5735.90-2114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1115.0.5790.102-1115.0.5790.102-2115.0.5790.170-1115.0.5790.170-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.170-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-1115.0.5790.98-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.98-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-2116.0.5845.110-1116.0.5845.110-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.110-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.110-2116.0.5845.140-1116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.180-1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-1116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-2117.0.5938.132-1117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.132-2117.0.5938.149-1117.0.5938.149-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.149-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.62-1117.0.5938.62-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.62-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.92-1118.0.5993.117-1118.0.5993.117-1~deb11u1
142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1
chromium
Debian:13
 before 142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1, plus listed versions
138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2
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139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1
142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1
chromium
Debian:14
 before 142.0.7444.59-1, plus listed versions
138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2
Show 34 moreShow less
139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1
142.0.7444.59-1
chromium
Debian:12
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
 before 142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions
113.0.5672.126-1114.0.5735.106-1114.0.5735.106-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.106-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.133-1
Show 45 moreShow less
114.0.5735.133-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.133-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.198-1114.0.5735.198-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.198-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.90-1114.0.5735.90-2114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1115.0.5790.102-1115.0.5790.102-2115.0.5790.170-1115.0.5790.170-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.170-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-1115.0.5790.98-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.98-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-2116.0.5845.110-1116.0.5845.110-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.110-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.110-2116.0.5845.140-1116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.180-1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-1116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-2117.0.5938.132-1117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.132-2117.0.5938.149-1117.0.5938.149-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.149-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.62-1117.0.5938.62-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.62-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.92-1118.0.5993.117-1118.0.5993.117-1~deb11u1
142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1
chromium
Debian:13
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
 before 142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1, plus listed versions
138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2
Show 33 moreShow less
139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1
142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 142.0.7444.59-2.1
142.0.7444.59-2.1
chromium
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
 before 142.0.7444.162-bp160.1.1
142.0.7444.162-bp160.1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-12438 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published October 30, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. Fixed in qt6-qtwebengine 6.8.3-r6.

References

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