openSUSE Security Update: Security update for chromium
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2024:0302-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1230391 
Cross-References:   CVE-2024-8636 CVE-2024-8637 CVE-2024-8638
                    CVE-2024-8639
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6
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   An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for chromium fixes the following issues:

   Chromium 128.0.6613.137 (released 2024-09-10) (boo#1230391)

     * CVE-2024-8636: Heap buffer overflow in Skia
     * CVE-2024-8637: Use after free in Media Router
     * CVE-2024-8638: Type Confusion in V8
     * CVE-2024-8639: Use after free in Autofill


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2024-302=1

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2024-302=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64):

      chromedriver-128.0.6613.137-bp156.2.26.1
      chromedriver-debuginfo-128.0.6613.137-bp156.2.26.1
      chromium-128.0.6613.137-bp156.2.26.1
      chromium-debuginfo-128.0.6613.137-bp156.2.26.1

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64):

      chromedriver-128.0.6613.137-bp155.2.114.1
      chromium-128.0.6613.137-bp155.2.114.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8636.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8637.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8638.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8639.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1230391

openSUSE: 2024:0302-1 important: chromium Advisory Security Update

September 16, 2024
An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available

Description

This update for chromium fixes the following issues: Chromium 128.0.6613.137 (released 2024-09-10) (boo#1230391) * CVE-2024-8636: Heap buffer overflow in Skia * CVE-2024-8637: Use after free in Media Router * CVE-2024-8638: Type Confusion in V8 * CVE-2024-8639: Use after free in Autofill

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2024-302=1 - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2024-302=1


Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64): chromedriver-128.0.6613.137-bp156.2.26.1 chromedriver-debuginfo-128.0.6613.137-bp156.2.26.1 chromium-128.0.6613.137-bp156.2.26.1 chromium-debuginfo-128.0.6613.137-bp156.2.26.1 - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64): chromedriver-128.0.6613.137-bp155.2.114.1 chromium-128.0.6613.137-bp155.2.114.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8636.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8637.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8638.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8639.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1230391


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2024:0302-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6 .

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