CVE-2015-1209: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the VisibleSelection::nonBoundaryShadowTreeRootNode function in core/editing/VisibleSelection.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.111 on Windows, OS X, and Linux and before 40.0.2214.109 on Android, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers improper handling of a shadow-root anchor.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 14.04 only; version 14.10 only
• Google Chrome: before 40.0.2214.109 (fixed in 40.0.2214.109); before 40.0.2214.111 (fixed in 40.0.2214.111)
• Opensuse Opensuse: version 13.1 only; version 13.2 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus: version 6.6 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: version 6.6 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 6.0 only

Published 2015-02-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.