CVE-2017-5116: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 12.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only
• Google Chrome: before 61.0.3163.79 (fixed in 61.0.3163.79); before 61.0.3163.81 (fixed in 61.0.3163.81)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 6.0 only

Published 2017-10-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.