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Red Hat: RHSA-2017-1124-1 Important Chromium Update Severe: Web Exploits

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Calendar Grey April 25, 2017
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Red Hat has unveiled a significant patch for the chromium-browser on RHEL 6, which tackles several security vulnerabilities. Find additional information.
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 58.0.3029.81.
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-2017-5057, CVE-2017-5058, CVE-2017-5059, CVE-2017-5060, CVE-2017-5061, CVE-2017-5062, CVE-2017-5063, CVE-2017-5064, CVE-2017-5065, CVE-2017-5066, CVE-2017-5067, CVE-2017-5069)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux important security impact malicious content browser update web exploits

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5057 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5058 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5059 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5060 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5061 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5062 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5063 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5064 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5065 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5066 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5067 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5069 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.81-1.el6_9.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


Severity
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:1124-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1124
Issue date: 2017-04-25

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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux important security impact malicious content browser update web exploits

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

1443835 - CVE-2017-5057 chromium-browser: type confusion in pdfium

1443836 - CVE-2017-5058 chromium-browser: heap use after free in print preview

1443837 - CVE-2017-5059 chromium-browser: type confusion in blink

1443838 - CVE-2017-5060 chromium-browser: url spoofing in omnibox

1443839 - CVE-2017-5061 chromium-browser: url spoofing in omnibox

1443840 - CVE-2017-5062 chromium-browser: use after free in chrome apps

1443841 - CVE-2017-5063 chromium-browser: heap overflow in skia

1443845 - CVE-2017-5064 chromium-browser: use after free in blink

1443847 - CVE-2017-5065 chromium-browser: incorrect ui in blink

1443848 - CVE-2017-5066 chromium-browser: incorrect signature handing in networking

1443849 - CVE-2017-5067 chromium-browser: url spoofing in omnibox

1443850 - CVE-2017-5069 chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in blink

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