CVE-2020-15960: 
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2020-15960) was discovered in Google Chrome's storage component prior to version 85.0.4183.121. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 21, 2020, affecting all versions of Google Chrome before the patched version. This security flaw impacted Chrome browsers across multiple platforms including Windows, Mac, and Linux systems (Chrome Release).

The vulnerability is classified as a heap buffer overflow in the storage component of Chrome that could allow an attacker to perform out of bounds memory access through a specially crafted HTML page. The issue received a High severity rating and was assigned a bug bounty of $15,000, indicating its significant security impact (Chrome Release).

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access, which could lead to program crashes or potentially arbitrary code execution. The high severity rating and substantial bug bounty suggest significant potential impact on affected systems (Red Hat).

The vulnerability requires a remote attacker to craft a specific HTML page that triggers the heap buffer overflow in Chrome's storage component. The attack vector is through web browsing, making it relatively accessible to potential attackers (Gentoo Security).

The vulnerability was patched in Chrome version 85.0.4183.121. Users and administrators are strongly advised to upgrade to this version or later. Multiple Linux distributions including Fedora, Red Hat, Debian, and Gentoo have released security updates to address this vulnerability (Debian Security, Fedora Update).