RedHat: RHSA-2016-0707:01 Important: chromium-browser security update
Summary
Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).
This update upgrades Chromium to version 50.0.2661.94.
Security Fix(es):
* Multiple 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-2016-1660, CVE-2016-1661, CVE-2016-1662, CVE-2016-1663,
CVE-2016-1666, CVE-2016-1664, CVE-2016-1665)
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
After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to
take effect.
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1660 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1661 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1662 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1663 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1664 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1665 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1666 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.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
1331635 - CVE-2016-1660 chromium-browser: out-of-bounds write in blink
1331636 - CVE-2016-1661 chromium-browser: memory corruption in cross-process frames
1331637 - CVE-2016-1662 chromium-browser: use-after-free in extensions
1331638 - CVE-2016-1663 chromium-browser: use-after-free in blink's v8 bindings
1331639 - CVE-2016-1664 chromium-browser: address bar spoofing
1331640 - CVE-2016-1665 chromium-browser: information leak in v8
1331642 - CVE-2016-1666 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits