Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - Out of bounds write in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to perform
    out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-8901)

  - Integer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.119 allowed a remote attacker to potentially
    perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
    (CVE-2025-6191)

  - Use after free in Metrics in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.119 allowed a remote attacker to
    potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
    (CVE-2025-6192)

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform
    arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-6554)

  - Insufficient policy enforcement in Loader in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.49 allowed a remote
    attacker to bypass content security policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
    (CVE-2025-6556)

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - Hunspell 1.7.0 has an invalid read operation in SuggestMgr::leftcommonsubstring in suggestmgr.cxx.
    (CVE-2019-16707)

  - An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4. There is a crash within the XML_ResumeParser function
    because XML_StopParser can stop/suspend an unstarted parser. (CVE-2024-50602)

  - Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.55 allowed a remote attacker to
    potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
    (CVE-2025-5063)

  - Inappropriate implementation in Background Fetch API in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.55 allowed a
    remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
    (CVE-2025-5064)

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the edf83c10-83b8-11f0-b6e5-4ccc6adda413 advisory.

    Qt qtwebengine-chromium repo reports:
    Backports for 25 security bugs in Chromium:

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform     arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-6554)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-c05ae72339 advisory.

    Update to 138.0.7204.92

          * High CVE-2025-6554: Type Confusion in V8



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-87af8315ff advisory.

    Update to 138.0.7204.92

          * High CVE-2025-6554: Type Confusion in V8



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 5c777f88-40ff-4e1e-884b-ad63dfb9bb15 advisory.

    Chrome Releases reports:
    This update includes 1 security fix:

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5955 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5955-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                           Andres Salomon     July 02, 2025                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : chromium     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-6554

    Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result     in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information     disclosure. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-6554 exists     in the wild.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in     version 138.0.7204.92-1~deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

    For the detailed security status of chromium please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/chromium

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 138.0.3351.65. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the July 2, 2025 advisory.

  - Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an     unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2025-49713)

  - No cwe for this issue in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose     information over a network. (CVE-2025-49741)

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform     arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-6554)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 138.0.7204.92. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2025_06_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30 advisory.

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform     arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-6554)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 138.0.7204.96. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2025_06_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30 advisory.

  - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform     arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-6554)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
436237	Alpine: multiple qt6-qtwebengine packages: security update to 6.9.1-r3	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
436237	Alpine: multiple qt6-qtwebengine packages: security update to 6.9.1-r3	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
435285	Alpine: multiple qt6-qtwebengine packages: security update to 6.8.3-r1	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	Local	medium
435285	Alpine: multiple qt6-qtwebengine packages: security update to 6.8.3-r1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	Local	medium
258089	FreeBSD : qt6-webengine -- Multiple vulnerabilities (edf83c10-83b8-11f0-b6e5-4ccc6adda413)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	Local	high
246169	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-6554	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
241699	Fedora 41 : chromium (2025-c05ae72339)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
241697	Fedora 42 : chromium (2025-87af8315ff)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
241208	FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple security fixes (5c777f88-40ff-4e1e-884b-ad63dfb9bb15)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	Local	high
241161	Debian dsa-5955 : chromium - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high
241151	Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 138.0.3351.65 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
240978	Google Chrome < 138.0.7204.92 Vulnerability	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high
240977	Google Chrome < 138.0.7204.96 Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	Local	high

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