High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5138

Description

Integer overflow in the kbasep_vinstr_attach_client function in midgard/mali_kbase_vinstr.c in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.85 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and use-after-free) by leveraging an unrestricted multiplication.

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Affected products

Google/Chrome2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=52.0.2743.82
- (no CPE)range: <52.0.2743.85

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References

googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_26.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92139nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036484nvd
bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/kernel/+/d65f7c158dabbb5b9e89723aceb30e874c2d748anvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09nvd

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