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Red Hat 6: RHSA-2016:2067-01 Important: Chromium Security Fix for DoS

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Important patch for chromium-browser on Red Hat Enterprise Linux enhances system defenses. Check specifics to protect your environment.
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 54.0.2840.59.
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-2016-5181, CVE-2016-5182, CVE-2016-5183, CVE-2016-5184, CVE-2016-5185, CVE-2016-5187, CVE-2016-5194, CVE-2016-5186, CVE-2016-5188, CVE-2016-5189, CVE-2016-5190, CVE-2016-5191, CVE-2016-5192, CVE-2016-5193)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat code execution web security malicious content important fix chromium-browser

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5181 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5182 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5183 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5184 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5185 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5186 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5187 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5188 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5189 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5190 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5191 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5192 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5193 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5194 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-54.0.2840.59-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-54.0.2840.59-1.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-2016:2067-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2067.html
Issue date: 2016-10-17

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat code execution web security malicious content important fix chromium-browser

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

1384347 - CVE-2016-5181 chromium-browser: universal xss in blink

1384348 - CVE-2016-5182 chromium-browser: heap overflow in blink

1384349 - CVE-2016-5183 chromium-browser: use after free in pdfium

1384350 - CVE-2016-5184 chromium-browser: use after free in pdfium

1384352 - CVE-2016-5185 chromium-browser: use after free in blink

1384354 - CVE-2016-5187 chromium-browser: url spoofing

1384355 - CVE-2016-5188 chromium-browser: ui spoofing

1384357 - CVE-2016-5192 chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in blink

1384358 - CVE-2016-5189 chromium-browser: url spoofing

1384360 - CVE-2016-5186 chromium-browser: out of bounds read in devtools

1384361 - CVE-2016-5191 chromium-browser: universal xss in bookmarks

1384362 - CVE-2016-5190 chromium-browser: use after free in internals

1384364 - CVE-2016-5193 chromium-browser: scheme bypass

1384365 - CVE-2016-5194 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits

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