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Gentoo: GLSA-202003-53 Normal: Chrome Remote Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey March 25, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Address Code Vulnerabilities in Chromium & Google Chrome - Upgrade Immediately to Alleviate Risks and Safeguard Your Browser.
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 for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote execution multiple vulnerabilities normal google chrome chrome chromium

Resolution

All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-80.0.3987.149"
All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=www-client/google-chrome-80.0.3987.149"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-6422 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6422 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-6424 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6424 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-6425 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6425 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-6426 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6426 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-6427 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6427 [ 6 ] CVE-2020-6428 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6428 [ 7 ] CVE-2020-6429 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6429 [ 8 ] CVE-2020-6449 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6449

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-53
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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, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 25, 2020
Bugs: #713282
ID: 202003-53

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote execution multiple vulnerabilities normal google chrome 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 < 80.0.3987.149 >= 80.0.3987.149 2 www-client/google-chrome < 80.0.3987.149 >= 80.0.3987.149 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted HTML or multimedia file using Chromium or Google Chrome, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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