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Debian: DSA-3683-1 Critical: Chromium Browser Use-After-Free Issues

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Calendar Grey October 2, 2016
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Important security patch for chromium-browser resolving several vulnerabilities. Urgent update advisable for Debian users.
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser
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Summary

CVE-2016-5177

A use-after-free issue was discovered in the v8 javascript library.

CVE-2016-5178

The chrome development team found and fixed various issues during
internal auditing.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 53.0.2785.143-1~deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems will be fixed soon.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 53.0.2785.143-1.

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-2016-5177 CVE-2016-5178

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