CVE-2026-8579
Publication date 14 May 2026
Last updated 21 May 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted print file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
|
| 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| libskia | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.10 questing | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Notes
alexmurray
The Debian chromium source package is called chromium-browser in Ubuntu
mdeslaur
starting with Ubuntu 19.10, the chromium-browser package is just a script that installs the Chromium snap
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
3.1 · Low
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |