CVE-2025-1290 Use after free in ChromeOS
A race condition in the ChromeOS kernel allows local attackers to trigger a use-after-free, potentially leading to kernel code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1290?
CVE-2025-1290 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome Os, published on 17 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A race condition Use-After-Free vulnerability exists in the virtio_transport_space_update function within the Kernel 5.4 on ChromeOS. Concurrent allocation and freeing of the virtio_vsock_sock structure during an AF_VSOCK connect syscall can occur before a worker thread accesses it resulting in a dangling pointer and potential kernel code execution.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome Os.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-1290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rm74-9v34-j945.