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Gentoo GLSA-201908-18 High: Chromium And Google Chrome Remote Code Threat

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Calendar Grey August 15, 2019
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous security flaws identified in Chromium and Google Chrome, posing significant risks of potential remote code execution.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which could allow 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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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote code execution high multiple vulnerabilities google chrome chromium

Resolution

All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-76.0.3809.100"
All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=www-client/google-chrome-76.0.3809.100"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-5805 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5805 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-5806 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5806 [ 3 ] CVE-2019-5807 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5807 [ 4 ] CVE-2019-5808 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5808 [ 5 ] CVE-2019-5809 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5809 [ 6 ] CVE-2019-5810 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5810 [ 7 ] CVE-2019-5811 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5811 [ 8 ] CVE-2019-5812 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5812 [ 9 ] CVE-2019-5813 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5813 [ 10 ] CVE-2019-5814 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5814 [ 11 ] CVE-2019-5815 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5815 [ 12 ] CVE-2019-5816 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5816 [ 13 ] CVE-2019-5817 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5817 [ 14 ] CVE-2019-5818 ...

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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/201908-18
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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: High
Title: Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 15, 2019
Bugs: #684238, #684272, #687732, #688072, #689944, #691098, #691682
ID: 201908-18

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote code execution high multiple vulnerabilities google chrome chromium

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which could allow 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. Google Chrome is one fast, simple, and secure browser for all your devices.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/chromium < 76.0.3809.100 >= 76.0.3809.100 2 www-client/google-chrome < 76.0.3809.100 >= 76.0.3809.100 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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