Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a curated set of gestures. (Chromium security severity: High)

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-0ea30a8042 advisory.

     Updated to 139.0.7258.127

          * CVE-2025-8879: Heap buffer overflow in libaom
          * CVE-2025-8880: Race in V8
          * CVE-2025-8901: Out of bounds write in ANGLE
          * CVE-2025-8881: Inappropriate implementation in File Picker
          * CVE-2025-8882: Use after free in Aura
          * Fix FTBFS with rust-1.89.0

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-2025-502faa722e advisory.

     Updated to 139.0.7258.127

          * CVE-2025-8879: Heap buffer overflow in libaom
          * CVE-2025-8880: Race in V8
          * CVE-2025-8901: Out of bounds write in ANGLE
          * CVE-2025-8881: Inappropriate implementation in File Picker
          * CVE-2025-8882: Use after free in Aura
          * Fix FTBFS with rust-1.89.0


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 Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 138.0.3351.140. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the August 15, 2025 advisory.

  - 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)

  - Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to     potentially exploit heap corruption via a curated set of gestures. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2025-8879)

  - Race in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code     inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-8880)

  - Inappropriate implementation in File Picker in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote     attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to leak cross-origin data via a crafted     HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-8881)

  - Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a     user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-8882)

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 Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 139.0.3405.102. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the August 15, 2025 advisory.

  - 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)

  - Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to     potentially exploit heap corruption via a curated set of gestures. (Chromium security severity: High)     (CVE-2025-8879)

  - Race in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code     inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-8880)

  - Inappropriate implementation in File Picker in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote     attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to leak cross-origin data via a crafted     HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-8881)

  - Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a     user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-8882)

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

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5976 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5976-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                           Andres Salomon     August 14, 2025                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : chromium     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-8879 CVE-2025-8880 CVE-2025-8881 CVE-2025-8882                      CVE-2025-8901

    Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result     in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information     disclosure.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed     in version 139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in     version 139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1. Additionally this update includes fixes     for CVE-2025-8576, CVE-2025-8577, CVE-2025-8578, CVE-2025-8579,     CVE-2025-8580, CVE-2025-8581, CVE-2025-8582, and CVE-2025-8583.

    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 these issues 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 139.0.7258.127. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2025_08_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12 advisory.

  - Use after free in Aura. (CVE-2025-8882)

  - Heap buffer overflow in libaom. (CVE-2025-8879)

  - Race in V8. (CVE-2025-8880)

  - Out of bounds write in ANGLE. (CVE-2025-8901)

  - Inappropriate implementation in File Picker. (CVE-2025-8881)

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 139.0.7258.127. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2025_08_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12 advisory.

  - Use after free in Aura. (CVE-2025-8882)

  - Heap buffer overflow in libaom. (CVE-2025-8879)

  - Race in V8. (CVE-2025-8880)

  - Out of bounds write in ANGLE. (CVE-2025-8901)

  - Inappropriate implementation in File Picker. (CVE-2025-8881)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
250310	Fedora 41 : chromium (2025-0ea30a8042)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
250309	Fedora 42 : chromium (2025-502faa722e)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
250296	Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 138.0.3351.140 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
250295	Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 139.0.3405.102 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
249334	Debian dsa-5976 : chromium - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
249114	Google Chrome < 139.0.7258.127 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	critical
249113	Google Chrome < 139.0.7258.127 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical

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