critical
9.6
CWE
416
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2019-5759: Use after free in HTML select elements

First published: Wed Dec 05 2018(Updated: )

An use after free flaw was found in the HTML select elements component of the Chromium browser. Upstream bug(s): <a href="https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=912211">https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=912211</a> External References: <a href="https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html">https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html</a>

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com Almog Benin chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/chromium
90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1
116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1
118.0.5993.70-1~deb11u1
116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1
118.0.5993.70-1~deb12u1
118.0.5993.70-1
redhat/chromium-browser<72.0.3626.81
72.0.3626.81
Google Chrome (Trace Event)<72.0.3626.81
72.0.3626.81
All of
Google Chrome (Trace Event)<72.0.3626.81
Any of
Apple iOS and macOS
Android
Debian=9.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Fedora=29
Fedora=30
Google Chrome (Trace Event)<72.0.3626.81
Apple iOS and macOS
Android

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-5759?

    CVE-2019-5759 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause use-after-free errors in the Chromium browser.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-5759?

    To fix CVE-2019-5759, update Chromium to version 90.0.4430.212 or later for Debian, or to version 72.0.3626.81 or later for Red Hat systems.

  • Which versions of Google Chrome are affected by CVE-2019-5759?

    Google Chrome versions prior to 72.0.3626.81 are affected by CVE-2019-5759.

  • Is CVE-2019-5759 present in Apple macOS or Google Android?

    No, CVE-2019-5759 does not affect Apple macOS or Google Android.

  • What is the primary impact of CVE-2019-5759?

    The primary impact of CVE-2019-5759 is the potential for attacker-controlled data to be executed leading to crashes or arbitrary code execution.

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