CVE-2026-19144
Description
A flaw was found in Google Chrome. This vulnerability, known as a use-after-free, occurs when the program attempts to use memory that has already been deallocated. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, potentially allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Statement
This Important flaw in Chromium allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a malicious HTML page. The use-after-free vulnerability in the HTML component can lead to heap corruption, making it a significant risk for users of Red Hat-supported systems running Chromium, particularly when browsing untrusted web content.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Memory
If the expired pointer is used in a read operation, an attacker might be able to control data read in by the application.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
If the expired pointer references a memory location that is not accessible to the product, or points to a location that is "malformed" (such as NULL) or larger than expected by a read or write operation, then a crash may occur.
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
If the expired pointer is used in a function call, or points to unexpected data in a write operation, then code execution may be possible.
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