Gentoo: GLSA-201506-04: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-43.0.2357.65"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-1233 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1233 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-1234 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1234 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-1235 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1235 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-1236 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1236 [ 5 ] CVE-2015-1237 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1237 [ 6 ] CVE-2015-1238 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1238 [ 7 ] CVE-2015-1240 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1240 [ 8 ] CVE-2015-1241 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1241 [ 9 ] CVE-2015-1242 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1242 [ 10 ] CVE-2015-1243 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1243 [ 11 ] CVE-2015-1244 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1244 [ 12 ] CVE-2015-1245 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1245 [ 13 ] CVE-2015-1246 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1246 [ 14 ] CVE-2015-1247 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1247 [ 15 ] CVE-2015-1248 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1248 [ 16 ] CVE-2015-1250 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1250 [ 17 ] CVE-2015-1251 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1251 [ 18 ] CVE-2015-1252 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1252 [ 19 ] CVE-2015-1253 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1253 [ 20 ] CVE-2015-1254 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1254 [ 21 ] CVE-2015-1255 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1255 [ 22 ] CVE-2015-1256 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1256 [ 23 ] CVE-2015-1257 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1257 [ 24 ] CVE-2015-1258 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1258 [ 25 ] CVE-2015-1259 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1259 [ 26 ] CVE-2015-1260 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1260 [ 27 ] CVE-2015-1262 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1262 [ 28 ] CVE-2015-1263 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1263 [ 29 ] CVE-2015-1264 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1264 [ 30 ] CVE-2015-1265 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1265
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
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.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in Chromium, the worst of which can cause arbitrary remote code execution.
Background
Chromium is an open-source web browser project.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/chromium < 43.0.2357.65 >= 43.0.2357.65
Impact
===== A remote attacker can cause arbitrary remote code execution, Denial of Service or bypass of security mechanisms.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.