CVE-2025-13638
published 2025-12-02CVE-2025-13638: Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML…
PriorityP348high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.23%
13.9th percentile
Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Affected
26 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 143.0.7499.40-1~deb12u1 | 143.0.7499.40-1~deb12u1 |
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 143.0.7499.40-1~deb13u1 | 143.0.7499.40-1~deb13u1 |
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 143.0.7499.40-1 | 143.0.7499.40-1 |
| debian | chromium | < chromium 143.0.7499.40-1~deb12u1 (bookworm) | chromium 143.0.7499.40-1~deb12u1 (bookworm) |
| chrome | < 143.0.7499.40 | 143.0.7499.40 | |
| chrome | >= 143.0.7499.41 < 143.0.7499.41 | 143.0.7499.41 | |
| chrome_chrome | — | — | |
| msrc | azl3_patch_2.7.6-9_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_patch_2.7.6-7_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_patch_2.7.6-7_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge | — | — |
| msrc | patch-2.7.6-7.cm1.aarch64.rpm_on_cbl_mariner_1.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | patch-2.7.6-7.cm1.x86_64.rpm_on_cbl_mariner_1.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | patch-2.7.6-7.cm2.aarch64.rpm_on_cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | patch-2.7.6-7.cm2.x86_64.rpm_on_cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | patch-2.7.6-9.azl3.aarch64.rpm_on_azure_linux_3.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | patch-2.7.6-9.azl3.x86_64.rpm_on_azure_linux_3.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | patch-debuginfo-2.7.6-7.cm1.aarch64.rpm_on_cbl_mariner_1.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | patch-debuginfo-2.7.6-7.cm1.x86_64.rpm_on_cbl_mariner_1.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | patch-debuginfo-2.7.6-7.cm2.aarch64.rpm_on_cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | patch-debuginfo-2.7.6-7.cm2.x86_64.rpm_on_cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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OSV
CVE-2025-13638: Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143
osv·2025-12-02·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2025-13638 [HIGH] CVE-2025-13638: Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143
Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
GHSA
GHSA-6jxr-vc7p-9hqv: Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-12-02
CVE-2025-13638 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-6jxr-vc7p-9hqv: Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143
Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Palo Alto
PAN-SA-2026-0001 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (January 2026)
vendor_paloalto·2026-01-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] PAN-SA-2026-0001 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (January 2026)
PAN-SA-2026-0001 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (January 2026)
Palo Alto Networks incorporated the following Chromium security fixes into our products: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html https://chromereleases.google
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2025-13638
vendor_chrome·2025-12-17·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2025-13638 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2025-13638
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex
CVE-2025-13638
Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2025-13638 Use after free in Media Stream
vendor_msrc·2025-12-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2025-13638 [HIGH] Chromium: CVE-2025-13638 Use after free in Media Stream
Chromium: CVE-2025-13638 Use after free in Media Stream
Description: This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see Google Chrome Releases for more information.
FAQ: Why is this Chrome CVE included in the Security Update Guide?
The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in Chromium Open Source Software (OSS) which is consumed by Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) is no longer vulnerable.
How can I see the version of the browser?
In your Microsoft Edge browser, click on the 3 dots (...) on the very right-hand side of the window
Click on Help and Feedback
Click on About Microsoft Edge
FA
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Use after free in Media Stream
vendor_redhat·2025-12-02·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2025-13638 [HIGH] CWE-825 chromium-browser: Use after free in Media Stream
chromium-browser: Use after free in Media Stream
Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Debian
CVE-2025-13638: chromium - Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2025-13638 [HIGH] CVE-2025-13638: chromium - Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a...
Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 143.0.7499.40-1~deb12u1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 143.0.7499.40-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 143.0.7499.40-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 143.0.7499.40-1~deb13u1)
Microsoft
do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638 but the ! syntax is specific to ed and is unre
vendor_msrc·2019-08-13·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-20969 [HIGH] CWE-78 do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638 but the ! syntax is specific to ed and is unre
do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638 but the ! syntax is specific to ed and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is
Microsoft
GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters. The ed edito
vendor_msrc·2019-07-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-13638 [HIGH] CWE-78 GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters. The ed edito
GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This is different from CVE-2018-1000156.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this bl
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2025-12-02
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