# 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…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-12438-use-after-free-in-ozone-in-google-chrome-on-linux-and-chromeos  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)

Technologies: [Google Chrome](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/chrome), [Google Chrome Os](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/chrome-os), [Linux Kernel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kernel). Vendors: [Google](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/google), [Linux](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/linux).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-12438 exploited in the wild?** 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.

## Affected products

- Google Chrome
- Google Chrome Os
- Linux Kernel

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