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Red Hat: RHSA-2016:2919-01 Important: Chromium Browser Security Fix

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An update for the chromium-browser resolves critical security vulnerabilities affecting users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
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 55.0.2883.75.
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-2016-5203, CVE-2016-5204, CVE-2016-5205, CVE-2016-5206, CVE-2016-5207, CVE-2016-5208, CVE-2016-5209, CVE-2016-5210, CVE-2016-5211, CVE-2016-5212, CVE-2016-5213, CVE-2016-9651, CVE-2016-9652, CVE-2016-5214, CVE-2016-5215, CVE-2016-5216, CVE-2016-5217, CVE-2016-5218, CVE-2016-5219, CVE-2016-5220, CVE-2016-5221, CVE-2016-5222, CVE-2016-5223, CVE-2016-5224, CVE-2016-5225, CVE-2016-5226, CVE-2016-9650)

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Topics Covered

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5203 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5204 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5205 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5206 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5207 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5208 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5209 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5210 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5211 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5212 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5213 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5214 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5215 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5216 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5217 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5218 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5219 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5220 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5221 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5222 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5223 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5224 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5225 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5226 Read the Full Advisory

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-55.0.2883.75-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-55.0.2883.75-1.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/


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:2919-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2919.html
Issue date: 2016-12-07

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 security fix important security security impact chromium-browser web content issue

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

1400850 - CVE-2016-9651 chromium-browser: private property access in v8

1400851 - CVE-2016-5208 chromium-browser: universal xss in blink

1400852 - CVE-2016-5207 chromium-browser: universal xss in blink

1400853 - CVE-2016-5206 chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in pdfium

1400854 - CVE-2016-5205 chromium-browser: universal xss in blink

1400855 - CVE-2016-5204 chromium-browser: universal xss in blink

1400856 - CVE-2016-5209 chromium-browser: out of bounds write in blink

1400857 - CVE-2016-5203 chromium-browser: use after free in pdfium

1400859 - CVE-2016-5210 chromium-browser: out of bounds write in pdfium

1400861 - CVE-2016-5212 chromium-browser: local file disclosure in devtools

1400862 - CVE-2016-5211 chromium-browser: use after free in pdfium

1400863 - CVE-2016-5213 chromium-browser: use after free in v8

1400864 - CVE-2016-5214 chromium-browser: file download protection bypass

1400865 - CVE-2016-5216 chromium-browser: use after free in pdfium

1400866 - CVE-2016-5215 chromium-browser: use after free in webaudio

1400867 - CVE-2016-5217 chromium-browser: use of unvalidated data in pdfium

1400868 - CVE-2016-5218 chromium-browser: address spoofing in omnibox

1400869 - CVE-2016-5219 chromium-browser: use after free in v8

1400870 - CVE-2016-5221 chromium-browser: integer overflow in angle

1400871 - CVE-2016-5220 chromium-browser: local file access in pdfium

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