Vulnerability · Published Nov 10, 2025 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2025-12438
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux and ChromeOS prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.8.3-r6 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-12438 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.0-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-12438 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.0-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-12438 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1 | DSA-6046-1 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-12438 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6046-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-12438 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 142.0.7444.59-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-12438 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H