CVE-2015-1240: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

gpu/blink/webgraphicscontext3d_impl.cc in the WebGL implementation in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WebGL program that triggers a state inconsistency.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 14.04 only; version 14.10 only; version 15.04 only
• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• Google Chrome: up to and including 42.0.2311.60

Published 2015-04-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.