CVE-2018-6178: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Eliding from the wrong side in an infobar in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to Hide Chrome Security UI via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
• Google Chrome: before 68.0.3440.75 (fixed in 68.0.3440.75)
• 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 2019-01-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.