CVE-2018-6061: Race Condition

Published Mar 7, 2018
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Updated

A race condition flaw was found in the V8 component of the Chromium browser.

Upstream bug(s):

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=794091

External References:

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Other sources

A race in the handling of SharedArrayBuffers in WebAssembly in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
debian/chromium-browser
debian/libv8
redhat/chromium-browser<65.0.3325.146
65.0.3325.146
Google Chrome<65.0.3325.146
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0

Event History

Nov 14, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6061?

CVE-2018-6061 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for a race condition in the V8 component of the Chromium browser.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-6061?

To fix CVE-2018-6061, update your Chromium browser to version 65.0.3325.146 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2018-6061?

CVE-2018-6061 affects Chromium browser versions lower than 65.0.3325.146 and specific Linux distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Debian.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2018-6061?

The impact of CVE-2018-6061 can allow an attacker to exploit the race condition, which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2018-6061?

There are no known workarounds for CVE-2018-6061; updating to a fixed version is the recommended course of action.

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