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Red Hat: RHSA-2016:1201-01 Important: Chromium Browser Security Fix

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An update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: chromium-browser security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2016:1201-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201
Issue date:        2016-06-02
CVE Names:         CVE-2016-1696 CVE-2016-1697 CVE-2016-1698 
                   CVE-2016-1699 CVE-2016-1700 CVE-2016-1701 
                   CVE-2016-1702 CVE-2016-1703 
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1. Summary:

An update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6 Supplementary.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. 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

3. Description:

Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).

This update upgrades Chromium to version 51.0.2704.79.

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-2016-1696, CVE-2016-1697, CVE-2016-1703, CVE-2016-1698,
CVE-2016-1699, CVE-2016-1700, CVE-2016-1701, CVE-2016-1702)

4. 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.

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1342001 - CVE-2016-1696 chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in extension bindings
1342002 - CVE-2016-1697 chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in blink
1342003 - CVE-2016-1698 chromium-browser: information leak in extension bindings
1342004 - CVE-2016-1699 chromium-browser: parameter sanitization failure in devtools
1342005 - CVE-2016-1700 chromium-browser: use-after-free in extensions
1342007 - CVE-2016-1701 chromium-browser: use-after-free in autofill
1342008 - CVE-2016-1702 chromium-browser: out-of-bounds read in skia
1342009 - CVE-2016-1703 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.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/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1696
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1697
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1698
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1699
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1700
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1701
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1702
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1703
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat: RHSA-2016:1201-01 Important: Chromium Browser Security Fix

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Canonical announces critical patch for firefox browser rectifying various vulnerabilities. Users advised to update promptly.
An update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

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.

Summary

Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).
This update upgrades Chromium to version 51.0.2704.79.
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-2016-1696, CVE-2016-1697, CVE-2016-1703, CVE-2016-1698, CVE-2016-1699, CVE-2016-1700, CVE-2016-1701, CVE-2016-1702)

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1696 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1697 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1698 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1699 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1700 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1701 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1702 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1703 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.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/


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1201-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Issue date: 2016-06-02

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.

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

1342001 - CVE-2016-1696 chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in extension bindings

1342002 - CVE-2016-1697 chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in blink

1342003 - CVE-2016-1698 chromium-browser: information leak in extension bindings

1342004 - CVE-2016-1699 chromium-browser: parameter sanitization failure in devtools

1342005 - CVE-2016-1700 chromium-browser: use-after-free in extensions

1342007 - CVE-2016-1701 chromium-browser: use-after-free in autofill

1342008 - CVE-2016-1702 chromium-browser: out-of-bounds read in skia

1342009 - CVE-2016-1703 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits

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