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Use-after-free in USB in Google Chrome on Android

IdentifiersCVE-2026-11188CWE-416· Use After Free

CVE-2026-11188 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the USB component of Google Chrome on Android affecting versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. According to the provided description, a remote attacker can trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page, leading to memory corruption conditions in the browser process. The vulnerability is specifically described as potentially enabling a sandbox escape on affected Chrome for Android installations. The issue is mapped to CWE-416.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to corrupt memory in Chrome on Android and potentially achieve a sandbox escape after a user visits a crafted HTML page. Supporting advisory content also indicates that exploitation of the underlying use-after-free condition may enable arbitrary code execution in the context of the browser. The provided CVSS v3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates potentially high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, although user interaction is required.

Mitigation

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No specific workaround or temporary mitigation is provided in the supplied content beyond applying the vendor updates. As an interim risk-reduction measure, limiting exposure to untrusted web content may reduce exploit opportunity, but the authoritative remediation in the provided advisories is to update affected browsers to fixed versions.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Google Chrome on Android to version 149.0.7827.53 or later. For Chromium-derived Microsoft Edge, upgrade to version 149.0.4022.53 or later, which incorporates the Chromium fix. Debian advisory content indicates fixed Chromium package versions of 149.0.7827.53-1~deb12u1 for bookworm and 149.0.7827.53-1~deb13u1 for trixie.
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