CVE-2016-5138
Publication date 1 August 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Integer overflow in the kbasep_vinstr_attach_client function in midgard/mali_kbase_vinstr.c in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.85 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and use-after-free) by leveraging an unrestricted multiplication.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| oxide-qt | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Other references
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_26.html
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=631752&desc=2
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/kernel/+/d65f7c158dabbb5b9e89723aceb30e874c2d748a
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5138