Debian LinuxOperating system · Debian
CVE-2023-6509
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUse after free in Side Panel Search in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.62 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI interaction. (Chromium security severity: High)
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceUse-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Side Panel Search feature prior to version 120.0.6099.62. A remote attacker could exploit heap corruption by tricking a user into specific UI interactions, leading to potential code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Debian LinuxOperating system
= 11.0= 12.0
FedoraOperating system
= 38= 39
ChromeWeb browser
< 120.0.6099.62CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed Google Chrome versionOpen chrome://version in the address bar, or run 'google-chrome --version' from terminal, or check in Settings > About ChromeAffected if Version is lower than 120.0.6099.62
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Check Chrome package version on DebianRun 'dpkg -l | grep google-chrome' or 'apt show google-chrome-stable'Affected if Package version is lower than 120.0.6099.62-1
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Check Chrome package version on FedoraRun 'rpm -qa | grep google-chrome' or 'dnf info google-chrome-stable'Affected if Package version is lower than 120.0.6099.62-1
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Verify Side Panel Search feature accessibilityOpen Chrome and check if the Side Panel (right-side panel icon) with Search is visible or has been used - the vulnerability triggers through specific UI interactions with this featureAffected if Side Panel Search feature is present and user interacts with it on a vulnerable version
You are affected if you are running any Google Chrome version or package below 120.0.6099.62 and the Side Panel Search feature is accessible to users in your environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped120.0.6099.62
Update Google Chrome to version 120.0.6099.62 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Chrome 120.0.6099.62 or later (or google-chrome-stable package updated by distribution)
- Update Google Chrome to version 120.0.6099.62 or later
- On Debian-based systems: Run 'sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade google-chrome-stable'
- On Fedora-based systems: Run 'sudo dnf update google-chrome-stable'
- Alternatively, download the latest Chrome from official website: https://www.google.com/chrome/
- Restart the browser after updating to ensure the fix is applied
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Debian Linux
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-6509 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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