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Gentoo: GLSA-201811-10 Normal: Chromium Remote Code Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey November 23, 2018
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

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

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Resolution

All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-70.0.3538.67"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2018-16065 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16065 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-16066 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16066 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-16067 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16067 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-16068 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16068 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-16069 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16069 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-16070 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16070 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-16071 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16071 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-16072 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16072 [ 9 ] CVE-2018-16073 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16073 [ 10 ] CVE-2018-16074 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16074 [ 11 ] CVE-2018-16075 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16075 [ 12 ] CVE-2018-16076 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16076 [ 13 ] CVE-2018-16077 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16...

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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/201811-10
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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: November 23, 2018
Bugs: #665340, #666502, #668986
ID: 201811-10

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

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.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/chromium < 70.0.3538.67 >= 70.0.3538.67

Impact

===== A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, cause a heap buffer overflow, obtain sensitive information, or spoof a URL.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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