CVE-2018-6061 Race condition in Chrome

High 7.5 Published Updated

A race condition in Chrome's WebAssembly SharedArrayBuffer handling allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-6061?

CVE-2018-6061 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6061?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6061?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-6061 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-62cm-7pgq-vm3w, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6061.

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