RedHat: RHSA-2016-0638:01 Important: chromium-browser security update
Summary
Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).
This update upgrades Chromium to version 50.0.2661.75.
Security Fix(es):
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-2016-1652, CVE-2016-1653, CVE-2016-1651, CVE-2016-1654,
CVE-2016-1655, CVE-2016-1656, CVE-2016-1657, CVE-2016-1658, CVE-2016-1659)
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1651 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1652 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1653 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1654 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1655 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1656 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1657 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1658 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1659 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.75-1.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
An update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 6 Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) 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
1327109 - CVE-2016-1652 chromium-browser: universal XSS in extension bindings
1327110 - CVE-2016-1653 chromium-browser: out-of-bounds write in V8
1327111 - CVE-2016-1651 chromium-browser: out-of-bounds read in Pdfium JPEG2000 decoding
1327112 - CVE-2016-1654 chromium-browser: uninitialized memory read in media
1327113 - CVE-2016-1655 chromium-browser: use-after-free related to extensions
1327114 - CVE-2016-1656 chromium-browser: android downloaded file path restriction bypass
1327115 - CVE-2016-1657 chromium-browser: address bar spoofing
1327117 - CVE-2016-1658 chromium-browser: potential leak of sensitive information to malicious extensions
1327120 - CVE-2016-1659 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits