RedHat: RHSA-2016-1080:01 Important: chromium-browser security update
Summary
Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).
This update upgrades Chromium to version 50.0.2661.102.
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-2016-1667, CVE-2016-1668, CVE-2016-1669, CVE-2016-1670)
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-2016-1667 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1668 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1669 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1670 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-50.0.2661.102-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.102-1.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
1335447 - CVE-2016-1667 chromium-browser: same origin bypass in dom
1335448 - CVE-2016-1668 chromium-browser: same origin bypass in blink v8 bindings
1335449 - CVE-2016-1669 chromium-browser: buffer overflow in v8
1335450 - CVE-2016-1670 chromium-browser: race condition in loader