Arch Linux: ASA-202004-22 High: Chromium Arbitrary Code Execution

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202004-22
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Severity: High
Date    : 2020-04-28
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-6461 CVE-2020-6462
Package : chromium
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1143

Summary
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The package chromium before version 81.0.4044.129-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 81.0.4044.129-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=81.0.4044.129-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 81.0.4044.129.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2020-6461 (arbitrary code execution)

A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the storage component
of the chromium browser before 81.0.4044.129.

- CVE-2020-6462 (arbitrary code execution)

A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the task scheduling
component of the chromium browser before 81.0.4044.129.

Impact
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A remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code on the
affected host.

References
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6461
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6462