Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201907-6
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Severity: High
Date    : 2019-07-17
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-5847 CVE-2019-5848
Package : chromium
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1005

Summary
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The package chromium before version 75.0.3770.142-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and information
disclosure.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 75.0.3770.142-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=75.0.3770.142-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 75.0.3770.142.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2019-5847 (arbitrary code execution)

A security issue has been found in chromium before 75.0.3770.142, where
V8 sealed/frozen elements can cause a crash.

- CVE-2019-5848 (information disclosure)

A security issue has been found in chromium before 75.0.3770.142, where
font sizes may expose sensitive information.

Impact
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A remote attacker can access sensitive information and possibly execute
arbitrary code.

References
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-5847
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-5848