Critical [CVE-2026-79269] Web origin policy bypass via uninitialized resource in ANGLE
This critical-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-79269 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
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Summary
Uninitialized resource in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) A flaw was found in ANGLE, a component of Chromium.
This could potentially allow the attacker to bypass the web origin policy, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or actions. Red Hat severity: Critical — CVSS 9.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-824. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: webkitgtk4; Red Hat package: webkit2gtk3.
- < 152.0.7977.65
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Mitigation
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