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Red Hat: RHSA-2015:2545-01 Critical: Chromium Browser Security Flaws

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Calendar Grey December 3, 2015
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Ubuntu issues urgent patch for firefox addressing several vulnerabilities. Users advised to upgrade without delay.
Updated chromium-browser packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when visited by the victim. (CVE-2015-6764, CVE-2015-6765, CVE-2015-6766, CVE-2015-6767, CVE-2015-6768, CVE-2015-6769, CVE-2015-6770, CVE-2015-6771, CVE-2015-6772, CVE-2015-6773, CVE-2015-6774, CVE-2015-6775, CVE-2015-6776, CVE-2015-6777, CVE-2015-6778, CVE-2015-6779, CVE-2015-6780, CVE-2015-6781, CVE-2015-6782, CVE-2015-6784, CVE-2015-6785, CVE-2015-6786, CVE-2015-6787)
All Chromium users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Chromium version 47.0.2526.73, which corrects these issues. After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical software update Red Hat Enterprise Linux web browser multiple flaws chromium-browser

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6764 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6765 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6766 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6767 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6768 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6769 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6770 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6771 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6772 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6773 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6774 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6775 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6776 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6777 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6778 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6779 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6780 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6781 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6782 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6784 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6785 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6786 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6787 Read the Full Advisory

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.73-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:2545-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2545.html
Issue date: 2015-12-03

Topic

Updated chromium-browser packages that fix multiple security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical software update Red Hat Enterprise Linux web browser multiple flaws chromium-browser

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1285774 - CVE-2015-6764 v8: unspecified out-of-bounds access vulnerability

1287441 - CVE-2015-6765 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in AppCache

1287481 - CVE-2015-6766 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in AppCache

1287482 - CVE-2015-6767 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in AppCache

1287483 - CVE-2015-6768 chromium-browser: Cross-origin bypass in DOM

1287484 - CVE-2015-6769 chromium-browser: Cross-origin bypass in core

1287485 - CVE-2015-6770 chromium-browser: Cross-origin bypass in DOM

1287486 - CVE-2015-6771 chromium-browser: Out of bounds access in v8

1287487 - CVE-2015-6772 chromium-browser: Cross-origin bypass in DOM

1287488 - CVE-2015-6773 chromium-browser: Out of bounds access in Skia

1287489 - CVE-2015-6774 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in Extensions

1287490 - CVE-2015-6775 chromium-browser: Type confusion in PDFium

1287491 - CVE-2015-6776 chromium-browser: Out of bounds access in PDFium

1287492 - CVE-2015-6777 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in DOM

1287493 - CVE-2015-6778 chromium-browser: Out of bounds access in PDFium

1287494 - CVE-2015-6779 chromium-browser: Scheme bypass in PDFium

1287495 - CVE-2015-6780 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in Infobars1287496 - CVE-2015-6781 chromium-browser: Integer overflow in Sfntly

1287497 - CVE-2015-6782 chromium-browser: Content spoofing in Omnibox

1287499 - CVE-2015-6784 chromium-browser: Escaping issue in saved pages

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