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Use-after-free in Aura in Google Chrome

IdentifiersCVE-2025-8882CWE-416· Use After Free

CVE-2025-8882 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Aura, Google Chrome's UI framework, affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 139.0.7258.127. According to the provided content, a remote attacker can trigger the flaw by convincing a user to perform specific UI gestures while viewing a crafted HTML page, leading to heap corruption. The issue is described by Chromium as having Medium severity.

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Successful exploitation may allow a remote attacker to corrupt heap memory in the browser process associated with the vulnerable Aura UI component. Depending on exploit reliability and surrounding mitigations, heap corruption could result in browser instability or potentially further code-execution-oriented exploitation, although the provided content only explicitly states potential exploitation of heap corruption.

Mitigation

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Until patching is completed, reduce exposure by limiting access to untrusted websites and minimizing opportunities for users to interact with attacker-controlled web content that can induce the required UI gestures. Enterprise controls that restrict browsing to trusted destinations and rapid deployment of browser security updates can reduce risk, but no specific vendor workaround is provided in the supplied content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Update Google Chrome to version 139.0.7258.127 or later. The provided content indicates that the vulnerability was fixed in Chrome 139.0.7258.127 as part of the Stable Channel security updates. Chromium-based downstream browsers should also be updated once they incorporate the upstream fix.
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