openSUSE 16 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2025-20140-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 277655

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2025-20140-1 advisory.

Changes in chromium:

Chromium 143.0.7499.40 (boo#1254429):

* CVE-2025-13630: Type Confusion in V8
* CVE-2025-13631: Inappropriate implementation in Google Updater
* CVE-2025-13632: Inappropriate implementation in DevTools
* CVE-2025-13633: Use after free in Digital Credentials
* CVE-2025-13634: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads
* CVE-2025-13720: Bad cast in Loader
* CVE-2025-13721: Race in v8
* CVE-2025-13635: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads
* CVE-2025-13636: Inappropriate implementation in Split View
* CVE-2025-13637: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads
* CVE-2025-13638: Use after free in Media Stream
* CVE-2025-13639: Inappropriate implementation in WebRTC
* CVE-2025-13640: Inappropriate implementation in Passwords

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

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

Solution

Update the affected chromedriver and / or chromium packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 277655

File Name: openSUSE-2025-20140-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/8/2025

Updated: 12/8/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-13639

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:chromedriver, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:chromium

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-13630, CVE-2025-13631, CVE-2025-13632, CVE-2025-13633, CVE-2025-13634, CVE-2025-13635, CVE-2025-13636, CVE-2025-13637, CVE-2025-13638, CVE-2025-13639, CVE-2025-13640, CVE-2025-13720, CVE-2025-13721

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