Description
Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 150.0.7871.125 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: Critical)
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A use-after-free vulnerability occurring in the Ozone component of Google Chrome on Linux can corrupt the heap when a user performs specific UI gestures in response to a crafted HTML page. This flaw, classified as CWE-416 and involving improper handling of dynamic data (CWE-825), enables a remote attacker who convinces a user to engage in those gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption, which could lead to serious compromise of the affected system but does not necessarily imply execution of arbitrary code.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome running on Linux systems with a version earlier than 150.0.7871.125 is affected. No other platforms or products are listed as impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 and an EPSS score of less than 1%, indicating a high severity but a currently low probability of exploitation. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. To exploit the flaw, a remote attacker must convince a user to perform certain UI gestures after loading a malicious HTML page, which is inferred from the description of the required user actions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 5, 2026 at 02:31 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.125 or later, as specified in the stable channel release notes.
  • Ensure proper validation and sanitization of all dynamic data before use to mitigate data corruption issues (CWE-825).
  • Avoid opening or interacting with untrusted HTML content that could trigger the bug until an update is installed.
  • Use Chrome’s native update mechanism or your operating‑system’s package manager to keep the browser current and reduce exposure to similar vulnerabilities.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 5, 2026 at 02:31 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4687-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6390-1 chromium security update
History

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome’s Ozone Enables Heap Corruption chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Ozone
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Critical

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome’s Ozone Enables Heap Corruption

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Ozone Causing Heap Corruption on Linux

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Ozone Causing Heap Corruption on Linux

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in Ozone Leading to Heap Corruption and Remote Code Execution in Google Chrome on Linux

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free in Ozone Leading to Heap Corruption and Remote Code Execution in Google Chrome on Linux

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 150.0.7871.125 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: Critical)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

Subscriptions

Google Chrome
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T04:01:01.061Z

Reserved: 2026-07-14T18:31:14.070Z

Link: CVE-2026-15764

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-14T20:41:40.305Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-14T21:16:41.713

Modified: 2026-07-15T17:52:02.543

Link: CVE-2026-15764

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2026-07-14T20:09:50Z

Links: CVE-2026-15764 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T02:45:17Z

Weaknesses