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Gentoo: 201012-01 Normal: Chromium Code Execution Risk Advisory

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Calendar Grey December 17, 2010
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several weaknesses in Chromium could potentially enable user-assisted execution of unauthorized code. It is crucial to update for enhanced security.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Chromium, some of which may allow user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Chromium. For further information please consult the release notes referenced below.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution web browser execution risk normal severity chromium

Resolution

All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/chromium-8.0.552.224"

References

[ 1 ] Release Notes 5.0.375.86 https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update_24.html [ 2 ] Release Notes 5.0.375.99
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2010/07/stable-channel-update.html [ 3 ] Release Notes 5.0.375.125
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2010/07/stable-channel-update_26.html [ 4 ] Release Notes 5.0.375.127
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2010/08/stable-channel-update_19.html [ 5 ] Release Notes 6.0.472.59
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2010/09/stable-beta-channel-updates_14.html [ 6 ] Release Notes 6.0.472.62
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2010/09/stable-beta-channel-updates_17.html [ 7 ] Release Notes 7.0.517.41
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.html [ 8 ] Release Notes 7.0.517.44
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html [ 9 ] Release Notes 8.0.552.215
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2010/12/stable-beta-channel-updates.html [ 10 ...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201012-01
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 17, 2010
Bugs: #325451, #326717, #330003, #333559, #335750, #338204,
ID: 201012-01

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution web browser execution risk normal severity chromium

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Chromium, some of which may allow user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Chromium is an open-source web browser project.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/chromium < 8.0.552.224 >= 8.0.552.224

Impact

===== A remote attacker could trick a user to perform a set of UI actions that trigger a possibly exploitable crash, leading to execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. It was also possible for an attacker to entice a user to visit a specially-crafted web page that would trigger one of the vulnerabilities, leading to execution of arbitrary code within the confines of the sandbox, successful Cross-Site Scripting attacks, violation of the same-origin policy, successful website spoofing attacks, information leak, or a Denial of Service. An attacker could also trick a user to perform a set of UI actions that might result in a successful website spoofing attack.
Multiple bugs in the sandbox could result in a sandbox escape.
Multiple UI bugs could lead to information leak and successful website spoofing attacks.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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