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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201805-06
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: May 20, 2018
     Bugs: #655720
       ID: 201805-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome,
the worst of which could result in privilege escalation.

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.

Google Chrome is one fast, simple, and secure browser for all your
devices.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  www-client/chromium      < 66.0.3359.170        >= 66.0.3359.170 
  2  www-client/google-chrome
                              < 66.0.3359.170        >= 66.0.3359.170 
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google
Chrome. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome
Releases for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to install malicious extensions,
could possibly escalate privileges, cause a Denial of Service
condition, or have other unspecified impacts.

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-66.0.3359.170"

All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=www-client/google-chrome-66.0.3359.170"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-6120
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6120
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-6121
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6121
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-6122
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6122
[ 4 ] Google Chrome Release 20180510
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

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/201805-06

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 2018 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/