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Debian: Chromium Critical DSA-5988-1 Code Execution and DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey August 28, 2025
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A critical vulnerability in Debian's Chromium has been revealed, highlighting risks of arbitrary code execution, service denial, and sensitive data breaches. Users should update immediately
A security issues was discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

For the detailed security status of chromium please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/chromium

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: chromium
CVE ID: CVE-2025-9478

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