CVE-2025-12438: Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux and ChromeOS prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed a remote attacker to…
CVE-2025-12438 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2025-11-10
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)
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-12438 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-12438?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 10 November 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Google Chrome, Google Chrome Os, Linux Kernel. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-12438?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-12438?
Check whether you run Google Chrome, Google Chrome Os or Linux Kernel. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.