CVE-2018-6126 Memory corruption in Chrome
A precision error in Skia allows remote attackers to perform out-of-bounds memory writes via crafted HTML pages, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2018-6126?
CVE-2018-6126 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Jan 2019. 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 precision error in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.62 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6126?
It affects 5 products.
Linux distribution packages (18)
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-72.35.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 52.8.1esr-72.35.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA | All versions | 52.8.1esr-72.35.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-72.35.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-72.35.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-72.35.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
MozillaFirefox SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | All versions | 52.8.1esr-109.34.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6126?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-6126 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-6126 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6126, DSA-4220-1, GHSA-jhg2-2xh7-hgw9, MGASA-2018-0282, SUSE-SU-2018:1783-1, SUSE-SU-2018:1783-2 and 3 more.