CVE-2018-6176
Publication date 27 June 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Insufficient file type enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| oxide-qt | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |