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openSUSE 16 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2025:20178-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 279666
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-2025:20178-1 advisory.Changes in chromium:
Chromium 143.0.7499.146 (boo#1255115):
* CVE-2025-14765: Use after free in WebGPU
* CVE-2025-14766: Out of bounds read and write in V8
* CVE-2025-14174: Out of bounds memory access in ANGLE
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.See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1255115
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14174
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 279666
File Name: openSUSE-2025-20178-1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 12/24/2025
Updated: 12/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14766
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/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 Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2025
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 1/2/2026