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TI-2020-12601 Aliases CVE-2020-15989GHSA-mx2x-wmrj-98v7

Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chrome

Priority LOW 27CWE-908Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-908 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted PDF file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01127 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Chrome (Google): 86.0.4240.75Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GoogleChromebefore 86.0.4240.7586.0.4240.75Patch availableCNA
  • Chrome VendorGoogle Affected before 86.0.4240.75 Fixed in 86.0.4240.75 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 86.0.4240.75VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*31VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*32VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*33VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 sp2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 86.0.4240.75 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 86.0.4240.75

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:4235 Released 2020-10-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    chromium-browser security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Google Chrome — openSUSE-SU-2020:1829

    39 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL, 24 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-12611 Buffer overflow in Google ChromePriority CRITICAL 98
    • TI-2020-12621 Out-of-bounds write in Google ChromePriority CRITICAL 97
    • TI-2020-12623 Out-of-bounds write in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 46
    Show all 39 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Google Chrome — FEDORA-2020-4e8e48da22

    36 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 23 MEDIUM, 12 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-12621 Out-of-bounds write in Google ChromePriority CRITICAL 97
    • TI-2020-12584 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2020-12581 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 42
    Show all 36 records → Advisory →
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  • Advisory ·

    Google Chrome — FEDORA-2020-8aca25b5c8

    31 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 19 MEDIUM, 12 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    Show all 31 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Google Chrome — FEDORA-2020-127d40f1ab

    31 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 19 MEDIUM, 12 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    Show all 31 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2020:4235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2020:4235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2020:4235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2020:4235

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15989
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx2x-wmrj-98v7

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

  • TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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Sources

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