CVE-2015-1216: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the V8Window::namedPropertyGetterCustom function in bindings/core/v8/custom/V8WindowCustom.cpp in the V8 bindings in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger a frame detachment.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 14.04 only; version 14.10 only
• Google Chrome: up to and including 40.0.2214.115
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus: version 6.6.z only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary: version 6.0 only

Published 2015-03-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.