RedHat: RHSA-2016-0359:01 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-2016-1630, CVE-2016-1631, CVE-2016-1632, CVE-2016-1633,
CVE-2016-1634, CVE-2016-1635, CVE-2016-1636, CVE-2016-1637, CVE-2016-1638,
CVE-2016-1639, CVE-2016-1640, CVE-2016-1641, CVE-2016-1642)
All Chromium users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain Chromium version 49.0.2623.75, 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-2016-1630 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1631 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1632 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1633 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1634 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1635 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1636 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1637 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1638 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1639 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1640 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1641 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1642 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-49.0.2623.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-49.0.2623.75-1.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
1314214 - CVE-2016-1630 chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in Blink
1314215 - CVE-2016-1631 chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in Pepper Plugin
1314216 - CVE-2016-1632 chromium-browser: bad cast in Extensions
1314217 - CVE-2016-1633 chromium-browser: use-after-free in Blink
1314218 - CVE-2016-1634 chromium-browser: use-after-free in Blink
1314219 - CVE-2016-1635 chromium-browser: use-after-free in Blink
1314220 - CVE-2016-1636 chromium-browser: SRI Validation Bypass
1314221 - CVE-2016-1637 chromium-browser: information leak in Skia
1314222 - CVE-2016-1638 chromium-browser: WebAPI Bypass
1314224 - CVE-2016-1639 chromium-browser: use-after-free in WebRTC
1314225 - CVE-2016-1640 chromium-browser: origin confusion in Extensions UI
1314226 - CVE-2016-1641 chromium-browser: use-after-free in Favicon
1314227 - CVE-2016-1642 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits