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Gentoo: GLSA-202203-03 Critical Alert on Firefox and Gecko Threats

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Calendar Grey February 20, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Critical security flaws detected in Chromium and Google Chrome posing risks for arbitrary code execution; immediate update advised.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo code execution google chrome chromium

Resolution

All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/chromium-98.0.4758.102"
All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/google-chrome-98.0.4758.102"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-0607 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0607 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-0608 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0608 [ 3 ] CVE-2022-0452 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0452 [ 4 ] CVE-2022-0453 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0453 [ 5 ] CVE-2022-0455 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0455 [ 6 ] CVE-2022-0464 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0464 [ 7 ] CVE-2022-0470 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0470 [ 8 ] CVE-2022-0458 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0458 [ 9 ] CVE-2022-0454 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0454 [ 10 ] CVE-2022-0456 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0456 [ 11 ] CVE-2022-0462 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0462 [ 12 ] CVE-2022-0463 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0463 [ 13 ] CVE-2022-0460 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0460 [ 14 ] CVE-2022-0606 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detai...

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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/202202-02
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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: February 20, 2022
Bugs: #832559, #833432
ID: 202202-02

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo code execution google chrome chromium

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of 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 < 98.0.4758.102 >= 98.0.4758.102 2 www-client/google-chrome < 98.0.4758.102 >= 98.0.4758.102

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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