Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202011-9
========================================
Severity: High
Date    : 2020-11-10
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-16016
Package : chromium
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1267

Summary
======
The package chromium before version 86.0.4240.193-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 86.0.4240.193-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=86.0.4240.193-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 86.0.4240.193.

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

Description
==========
An inappropriate implementation issue has been found in chromium before
86.0.4240.193.

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

References
=========
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1146679
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-16016

ArchLinux: 202011-9: chromium: arbitrary code execution

November 10, 2020

Summary

An inappropriate implementation issue has been found in chromium before 86.0.4240.193.

Resolution

Upgrade to 86.0.4240.193-1. # pacman -Syu "chromium>=86.0.4240.193-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 86.0.4240.193.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1146679 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-16016

Severity
Package : chromium
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1267

Workaround

None.

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