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Arch Linux: ASA-202003-1 High: Access Restriction Bypass in Chromium

Calendar Mar 05, 2020 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory high severity remote attack access restriction Arch Linux chromium
The package chromium before version 80.0.3987.132-1 is vulnerable to access restriction bypass. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202003-1
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Severity: High
Date    : 2020-03-04
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-6420
Package : chromium
Type    : access restriction bypass
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1107

Summary
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The package chromium before version 80.0.3987.132-1 is vulnerable to
access restriction bypass.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 80.0.3987.132-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=80.0.3987.132-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 80.0.3987.132.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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An insufficient policy enforcement issue has been found in the media
component of chromium before 80.0.3987.132.

Impact
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A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions.

References
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6420