CVE-2026-126856
Description
An incomplete cleanup flaw was found in the Cache component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=577260644 https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=126856
Statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Other,Confidentiality,Integrity
Technical Impact: Other; Read Application Data; Modify Application Data; DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
It is possible to overflow the number of temporary files because directories typically have limits on the number of files allowed. This could create a denial of service problem.
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