Debian DSA-3418-1 Critical: Chromium Browser Security Issues
debian
December 15, 2015
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser
Topics Covered
Summary
CVE-2015-6788
A type confusion issue was discovered in the handling of extensions.
CVE-2015-6789
cloudfuzzer discovered a use-after-free issue.
CVE-2015-6790
Inti De Ceukelaire discovered a way to inject HTML into
serialized web pages.
CVE-2015-6791
The chrome 47 development team found and fixed various issues
during internal auditing. Also multiple issues were fixed in
the v8 javascript library, version 4.7.80.23.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 47.0.2526.80-1~deb8u1.
For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 47.0.2526.80-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your chromium-browser packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: chromium-browser
CVE ID: CVE-2015-6788 CVE-2015-6789 CVE-2015-6790 CVE-2015-6791
Topics Covered
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