RedHat: RHSA-2016-0072:01 Important: chromium-browser security update
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-2016-1612, CVE-2016-1613, CVE-2016-1614, CVE-2016-1615,
CVE-2016-1616, CVE-2016-1617, CVE-2016-1618, CVE-2016-1619, CVE-2016-1620,
CVE-2016-2051, CVE-2016-2052)
All Chromium users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain Chromium version 48.0.2564.82, which corrects these issues.
After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes
to take effect.
Summary
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
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1612 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1613 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1614 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1615 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1616 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1617 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1618 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1619 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1620 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2051 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2052 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.82-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
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 Important securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.
Topic
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
1300988 - CVE-2016-1612 chromium-browser: bad cast in V8
1300989 - CVE-2016-1613 chromium-browser: use-after-free in PDFium
1300990 - CVE-2016-1614 chromium-browser: information leak in Blink
1300991 - CVE-2016-1615 chromium-browser: origin confusion in Omnibox
1300992 - CVE-2016-1616 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits
1300993 - CVE-2016-1617 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits
1300994 - CVE-2016-1618 chromium-browser: weak random number generator in Blink
1300995 - CVE-2016-1619 chromium-browser: out-of-bounds read in PDFium
1300996 - CVE-2016-1620 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits
1301550 - CVE-2016-2051 chromium-browser: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.8.271.17
1301553 - CVE-2016-2052 chromium-browser: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in HarfBuzz before 1.0.6