ArchLinux: 201609-13: chromium: multiple issues
Summary
- CVE-2016-5170, CVE-2016-5171 (arbitrary code execution)
Use after free in Blink.
- CVE-2016-5172 (information leakage)
Arbitrary Memory Read in v8.
- CVE-2016-5173 (access restriction bypass)
Extension resource access.
- CVE-2016-5174
Popup not correctly suppressed.
- CVE-2016-5175 (arbitrary code execution)
Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.
Resolution
Upgrade to 53.0.2785.116-1.
# pacman -Syu "chromium>=53.0.2785.116-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 53.0.2785.116.
References
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5170 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5171 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5172 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5173 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5174 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5175
Workaround
None.