Debian DSA-3513-1: Critical Chromium Browser Flaw Fixes
debian
March 10, 2016
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser
Topics Covered
Summary
CVE-2016-1643
cloudfuzzer discovered a type confusion issue in Blink/Webkit.
CVE-2016-1644
Atte Kettunen discovered a use-after-free issue in Blink/Webkit.
CVE-2016-1645
An out-of-bounds write issue was discovered in the pdfium library.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 49.0.2623.87-1~deb8u1.
For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 49.0.2623.87-1.
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-2016-1643 CVE-2016-1644 CVE-2016-1645
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