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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201607-07
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: July 16, 2016
     Bugs: #584310, #586704
       ID: 201607-07

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Chromium web browser,
the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer,
faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

Affected packages
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  1  www-client/chromium      < 51.0.2704.103        >= 51.0.2704.103 

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Chromium web
browser. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-51.0.2704.103"

References
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[  1 ] CVE-2016-1672
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1672
[  2 ] CVE-2016-1673
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1673
[  3 ] CVE-2016-1674
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1674
[  4 ] CVE-2016-1675
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1675
[  5 ] CVE-2016-1676
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1676
[  6 ] CVE-2016-1677
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1677
[  7 ] CVE-2016-1678
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1678
[  8 ] CVE-2016-1679
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1679
[  9 ] CVE-2016-1680
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1680
[ 10 ] CVE-2016-1681
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1681
[ 11 ] CVE-2016-1682
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1682
[ 12 ] CVE-2016-1683
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1683
[ 13 ] CVE-2016-1684
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1684
[ 14 ] CVE-2016-1685
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1685
[ 15 ] CVE-2016-1686
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1686
[ 16 ] CVE-2016-1687
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1687
[ 17 ] CVE-2016-1688
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1688
[ 18 ] CVE-2016-1689
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1689
[ 19 ] CVE-2016-1690
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1690
[ 20 ] CVE-2016-1691
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1691
[ 21 ] CVE-2016-1692
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1692
[ 22 ] CVE-2016-1693
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1693
[ 23 ] CVE-2016-1694
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1694
[ 24 ] CVE-2016-1695
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1695

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/