MGASA-2020-0185 - Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 26 Apr 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0185.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2020-6457,
     CVE-2020-6458,
     CVE-2020-6459,
     CVE-2020-6460

Chromium-browser 81.0.4044.122 fixes security issues:

Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 81.0.4044.92 processes
various types of web content, where loading a web page containing
malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code,
or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-6457, CVE-2020-6458,
CVE-2020-6459, CVE-2020-6460)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26494
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6457
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6458
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6459
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6460

SRPMS:
- 7/core/chromium-browser-stable-81.0.4044.122-1.mga7

Mageia 2020-0185: chromium-browser-stable security update

Chromium-browser 81.0.4044.122 fixes security issues: Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 81.0.4044.92 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page c...

Summary

Chromium-browser 81.0.4044.122 fixes security issues:
Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 81.0.4044.92 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-6457, CVE-2020-6458, CVE-2020-6459, CVE-2020-6460)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26494

- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html

- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6457

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6458

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6459

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6460

Resolution

MGASA-2020-0185 - Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 7/core/chromium-browser-stable-81.0.4044.122-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 26 Apr 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0185.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-6457, CVE-2020-6458, CVE-2020-6459, CVE-2020-6460

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