{"id":"CVE-2026-79020","title":"chromium-browser: skia: chromium-browser: skia: Out of bounds read in Skia (CVE-2026-79020)","summary":"An out of bounds read flaw was found in the Skia component of the Chromium browser.\n\nUpstream bug(s):\n\nhttps://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=514017820","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":"CWE-125","vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)","affected":["enterprise_linux 6","enterprise_linux 7","enterprise_linux 8","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9"],"patched":["enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9"],"published":"2026-08-25","updated":"2026-09-21","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-21T20:45:40+00:00","source":"CSAF","sourceUrl":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79020.json","references":[{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79020.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79020"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2524106"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79020"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79020"},{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html"},{"url":"https://issues.chromium.org/issues/514017820"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098"}],"tags":["csaf","vex","red-hat","cve.org","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00358,"epssPercentile":0.29615,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-08-28T18:57:14.370434Z"},"scores":{"vendor":4.3,"adp":8.1},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-17T19:26:25.336Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79020","body":"## Overview\n\nAn out of bounds read flaw was found in the Skia component of the Chromium browser.\n\nUpstream bug(s):\n\nhttps://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=514017820\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:69098** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · released 2026-09-21 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · updated 2026-09-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79020.json)\n\n**chromium-browser: skia: chromium-browser: skia: Out of bounds read in Skia** — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2026-08-25, updated 2026-09-21.\n\nAffected:\n\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8\n\nFixed:\n\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)\n\nNo fix planned:\n\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8\n\nNot affected:\n\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9\n\n## Remediation\n\nFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:\n\nhttps://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":208924,"id":"CVE-2026-79020","ts":1790062290459,"field":"cvss","old":"8.1","new":"4.3"},{"seq":208923,"id":"CVE-2026-79020","ts":1790062290459,"field":"severity","old":"high","new":"medium"}]}