Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.154 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.154 allowed a remote attacker to potentially
    exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2025-9478)

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-74084 advisory.

    [2.54.0-1]
    - Update to 2.54.0

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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 Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6534 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6534-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                           Alberto Garcia     October 01, 2026                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : webkit2gtk     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-1283 CVE-2024-7966 CVE-2024-8193 CVE-2024-8198                      CVE-2024-8636 CVE-2024-9123 CVE-2024-43091 CVE-2024-43097                      CVE-2024-43767 CVE-2024-43768 CVE-2025-0436 CVE-2025-0444                      CVE-2025-8901 CVE-2025-9478 CVE-2025-10502 CVE-2025-26416                      CVE-2025-32318 CVE-2025-48622 CVE-2025-54627 CVE-2026-0908                      CVE-2026-3536 CVE-2026-3538 CVE-2026-3909 CVE-2026-3931                      CVE-2026-4448 CVE-2026-4460 CVE-2026-4464 CVE-2026-5283                      CVE-2026-5870 CVE-2026-6296 CVE-2026-6298 CVE-2026-6364                      CVE-2026-7353 CVE-2026-7354 CVE-2026-7359 CVE-2026-7900                      CVE-2026-7920 CVE-2026-7923 CVE-2026-7942 CVE-2026-7943                      CVE-2026-7949 CVE-2026-8579 CVE-2026-9877 CVE-2026-9878                      CVE-2026-9879 CVE-2026-9882 CVE-2026-9893 CVE-2026-9899                      CVE-2026-9900 CVE-2026-9901 CVE-2026-9904 CVE-2026-9908                      CVE-2026-9909 CVE-2026-9910 CVE-2026-9911 CVE-2026-9913                      CVE-2026-9914 CVE-2026-9915 CVE-2026-9916 CVE-2026-9923                      CVE-2026-9925 CVE-2026-9926 CVE-2026-9927 CVE-2026-9935                      CVE-2026-9940 CVE-2026-9941 CVE-2026-9942 CVE-2026-9944                      CVE-2026-9946 CVE-2026-9953 CVE-2026-9965 CVE-2026-9969                      CVE-2026-9975 CVE-2026-9981 CVE-2026-9982 CVE-2026-9983                      CVE-2026-9998 CVE-2026-10009 CVE-2026-10011 CVE-2026-10012                      CVE-2026-10018 CVE-2026-10019 CVE-2026-10881 CVE-2026-10883                      CVE-2026-10889 CVE-2026-10907 CVE-2026-10919 CVE-2026-10941                      CVE-2026-10974 CVE-2026-10977 CVE-2026-10979 CVE-2026-10985                      CVE-2026-10993 CVE-2026-10994 CVE-2026-11004 CVE-2026-11024                      CVE-2026-11039 CVE-2026-11040 CVE-2026-11051 CVE-2026-11057                      CVE-2026-11061 CVE-2026-11065 CVE-2026-11066 CVE-2026-11087                      CVE-2026-11088 CVE-2026-11090 CVE-2026-11104 CVE-2026-11109                      CVE-2026-11110 CVE-2026-11111 CVE-2026-11113 CVE-2026-11121                      CVE-2026-11123 CVE-2026-11124 CVE-2026-11137 CVE-2026-11138                      CVE-2026-11159 CVE-2026-11191 CVE-2026-11663 CVE-2026-11675                      CVE-2026-13780 CVE-2026-13781 CVE-2026-13834 CVE-2026-13841                      CVE-2026-13859 CVE-2026-13877 CVE-2026-13883 CVE-2026-13971                      CVE-2026-14044 CVE-2026-14125 CVE-2026-14152 CVE-2026-14382                      CVE-2026-14386 CVE-2026-14387 CVE-2026-14388 CVE-2026-14389                      CVE-2026-14390 CVE-2026-14396 CVE-2026-14398 CVE-2026-14400                      CVE-2026-14410 CVE-2026-14411 CVE-2026-14412 CVE-2026-14413                      CVE-2026-14414 CVE-2026-14418 CVE-2026-14419 CVE-2026-14425                      CVE-2026-14427 CVE-2026-14429 CVE-2026-15109 CVE-2026-15766                      CVE-2026-15774 CVE-2026-16413 CVE-2026-16417 CVE-2026-17653                      CVE-2026-17655 CVE-2026-17667 CVE-2026-17668 CVE-2026-17671                      CVE-2026-17675 CVE-2026-17678 CVE-2026-17682 CVE-2026-17683                      CVE-2026-17687 CVE-2026-17689 CVE-2026-17697 CVE-2026-17702                      CVE-2026-17704 CVE-2026-17714 CVE-2026-17717 CVE-2026-17718                      CVE-2026-17721 CVE-2026-17740 CVE-2026-17745 CVE-2026-17750                      CVE-2026-17757 CVE-2026-17771 CVE-2026-17785 CVE-2026-17801                      CVE-2026-17832 CVE-2026-17847 CVE-2026-17914 CVE-2026-19160                      CVE-2026-19161 CVE-2026-19173 CVE-2026-19176 CVE-2026-43670                      CVE-2026-64715 CVE-2026-64753 CVE-2026-64778 CVE-2026-64779                      CVE-2026-64780 CVE-2026-64781 CVE-2026-64782 CVE-2026-64784                      CVE-2026-65331 CVE-2026-65332 CVE-2026-65333 CVE-2026-65334                      CVE-2026-65336 CVE-2026-65337 CVE-2026-65338 CVE-2026-65340                      CVE-2026-65341 CVE-2026-65351 CVE-2026-76041 CVE-2026-78904                      CVE-2026-78905 CVE-2026-78906 CVE-2026-78914 CVE-2026-78958                      CVE-2026-78965 CVE-2026-79020 CVE-2026-79043 CVE-2026-79112                      CVE-2026-79118 CVE-2026-79120 CVE-2026-79127 CVE-2026-79130                      CVE-2026-79131 CVE-2026-79144 CVE-2026-79147 CVE-2026-79149                      CVE-2026-79188 CVE-2026-79189 CVE-2026-79229 CVE-2026-79269                      CVE-2026-79270 CVE-2026-79275 CVE-2026-84635 CVE-2026-86898

    Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web     engine, that may lead to heap corruption, local privilege escalation,     remote code execution, out-of-bounds memory access, cross-origin data     leak and sandbox escape, among other problems.

    See the WebKitGTK security advisory for details on each vulnerability:
    https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2026-0006.html

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in     version 2.54.0-1~deb13u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

    For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/webkit2gtk

    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 remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:69098 advisory.

    * chromium-browser: Skia in Google Chrome: Sandbox escape via crafted HTML page (CVE-2026-19154)
      * chromium-browser: skia: Skia: Sandbox escape via out-of-bounds write in Chromium (CVE-2026-19173)
      * chromium-browser: Skia in Google Chrome: Cross-origin data leakage via uninitialized use     (CVE-2026-19161)
      * chromium-browser: Skia: Arbitrary code execution via crafted HTML page (CVE-2026-19176)
      * chromium-browser: Chromium: Information leak allows web origin policy bypass (CVE-2026-76041)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-28984)
      * webkitgtk: Visiting a website may lead to an app denial-of-service (CVE-2026-43804)
      * webkitgtk: Websites may know if the user has visited a given link (CVE-2026-64713)
      * webkitgtk: Maliciously crafted web content may violate iframe sandboxing policy (CVE-2026-64728)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process termination     (CVE-2026-64787)
      * webkitgtk: Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing (CVE-2026-64730)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-64757)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-64783)
      * webkitgtk: use-after-free of JSCValue function parameters (CVE-2026-78376)
      * chromium-browser: Skia: Information disclosure via out-of-bounds read in crafted media file     (CVE-2026-79020)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-43795)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash     (CVE-2026-64715)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-64718)
      * webkitgtk: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may leak sensitive data (CVE-2026-64778)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-64779)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-64780)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-64782)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-64784)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-65331)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-65332)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-65334)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-65335)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-65336)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-65337)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-65338)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-65340)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption (CVE-2026-65341)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash     (CVE-2026-65351)
      * webkitgtk: Validate the full FeatureList array once in OpenTypeVerticalData findFeature     (CVE-2026-83596)
      * chromium-browser: skia: chromium-browser: Information leak in Skia (CVE-2026-84359)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process termination     (CVE-2026-84635)
      * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information     (CVE-2026-64753)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202511-04 (Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge.
Opera: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and its derivatives. Please review the CVE     identifiers referenced below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux 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 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-2cc476bf84 advisory.

    Update to 140.0.7339.127

      * CVE-2025-10200: Use after free in Serviceworker
      * CVE-2025-10201: Inappropriate implementation in Mojo


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 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-fade46c641 advisory.

    Update to 140.0.7339.127

      * CVE-2025-10200: Use after free in Serviceworker
      * CVE-2025-10201: Inappropriate implementation in Mojo

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 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-e8d34c61f8 advisory.

    Update to 140.0.7339.80

      * CVE-2025-9864: Use after free in V8
      * CVE-2025-9865: Inappropriate implementation in Toolbar
      * CVE-2025-9866: Inappropriate implementation in Extensions         CVE-2025-9867: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads

    ----

    Update to 139.0.7258.154

      * CVE-2025-9478: Use after free in ANGLE

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-c73675b464 advisory.

    Update to 140.0.7339.127

      * CVE-2025-10200: Use after free in Serviceworker
      * CVE-2025-10201: Inappropriate implementation in Mojo

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 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-374cd66fa7 advisory.

    Update to 140.0.7339.80

      * CVE-2025-9864: Use after free in V8
      * CVE-2025-9865: Inappropriate implementation in Toolbar
      * CVE-2025-9866: Inappropriate implementation in Extensions         CVE-2025-9867: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads

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-fd5fc5fb75 advisory.

    Update to 140.0.7339.80

      * CVE-2025-9864: Use after free in V8
      * CVE-2025-9865: Inappropriate implementation in Toolbar
      * CVE-2025-9866: Inappropriate implementation in Extensions         CVE-2025-9867: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads

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

  - Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.154 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2025-9478)

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

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-ad180e88ee advisory.

    Update to 139.0.7258.154

      * CVE-2025-9478: Use after free in ANGLE

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-dc1c32b029 advisory.

    Update to 139.0.7258.154

      * CVE-2025-9478: Use after free in ANGLE

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 139.0.3405.125. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the August 28, 2025 advisory.

  - Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.154 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2025-9478)

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 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5988 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5988-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                           Andres Salomon     August 27, 2025                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : chromium     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-9478

    A security issues was discovered in Chromium which could result     in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information     disclosure.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed     in version 139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in     version 139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1.

    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 Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 139.0.7258.154. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2025_08_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26 advisory.

  - Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.154 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2025-9478)

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 macOS host is prior to 139.0.7258.154. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2025_08_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26 advisory.

  - Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.154 allowed a remote attacker to potentially     exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) (CVE-2025-9478)

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
471217	Echo: webkit2gtk: security update to 2.54.0-1~deb13u1	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
471217	Echo: webkit2gtk: security update to 2.54.0-1~deb13u1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
362691	Oracle Linux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (ELSA-2026-74084)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
362636	Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: webkit2gtk3 / webkit2gtk3-debuginfo / webkit2gtk3-debugsource / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_74084)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
362455	Debian dsa-6534 : gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	critical
362401	AlmaLinux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2026:74084)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
358443	RockyLinux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RLSA-2026:74084)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
353421	RHEL 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2026:74084)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	critical
348734	AlmaLinux 9 : webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2026:69098)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
276672	GLSA-202511-04 : Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge. Opera: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	Local	critical
265391	Fedora 41 : chromium (2025-2cc476bf84)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical
264843	Fedora 43 : chromium (2025-fade46c641)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical
264690	Fedora 43 : chromium (2025-e8d34c61f8)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical
264688	Fedora 42 : chromium (2025-c73675b464)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical
264588	Fedora 41 : chromium (2025-374cd66fa7)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical
261685	Fedora 42 : chromium (2025-fd5fc5fb75)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	critical
260518	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-9478	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
260149	Fedora 42 : chromium (2025-ad180e88ee)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
260055	Fedora 41 : chromium (2025-dc1c32b029)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
258091	Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 139.0.3405.125 (CVE-2025-9478)	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
258050	Debian dsa-5988 : chromium - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high
255242	Google Chrome < 139.0.7258.154 Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
255241	Google Chrome < 139.0.7258.154 Vulnerability	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high

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