CVE-2026-19149
Description
A flaw was found in the Aura component of Google Chrome. A remote attacker could exploit a use-after-free vulnerability by crafting a malicious HTML page. This could allow the attacker to bypass security restrictions (sandbox escape) and execute unauthorized code on the affected system, posing a critical risk to data and system integrity.
Statement
An Important vulnerability exists in the Aura component of Chromium, as distributed in Fedora and EPEL. This flaw allows a remote attacker to achieve a sandbox escape by enticing a user to process a specially crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution outside the browser's security sandbox, significantly compromising system integrity and confidentiality.
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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