---
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.


  Upstream bug(s):


  https://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: 0.2962
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'
---

## Overview

An out of bounds read flaw was found in the Skia component of the Chromium browser.

Upstream bug(s):

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=514017820

## Vendor advisories

- **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)
- **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)

**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.

Affected:

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Fixed:

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)

No fix planned:

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Not affected:

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

## Remediation

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098