Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201903-1
========================================
Severity: High
Date    : 2019-03-02
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-5786
Package : chromium
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-916

Summary
======
The package chromium before version 72.0.3626.121-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 72.0.3626.121-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=72.0.3626.121-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 72.0.3626.121.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
A use-after-free issue has been found in the FileReader component of
the chromium browser before 72.0.3626.121.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

References
=========
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=936448
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-5786

ArchLinux: 201903-1: chromium: arbitrary code execution

March 3, 2019

Summary

A use-after-free issue has been found in the FileReader component of the chromium browser before 72.0.3626.121.

Resolution

Upgrade to 72.0.3626.121-1. # pacman -Syu "chromium>=72.0.3626.121-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 72.0.3626.121.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=936448 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-5786

Severity
Package : chromium
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-916

Workaround

None.

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