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Red Hat: RHSA-2017-2997-01 Important: Chromium Browser Security Fixes
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October 20, 2017
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 62.0.3202.62.
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-2017-5124, CVE-2017-5125, CVE-2017-5126, CVE-2017-5127,
CVE-2017-5128, CVE-2017-5129, CVE-2017-5130, CVE-2017-5132, CVE-2017-5131,
CVE-2017-5133, CVE-2017-15386, CVE-2017-15387, CVE-2017-15388,
CVE-2017-15389, CVE-2017-15390, CVE-2017-15391, CVE-2017-15392,
CVE-2017-15393, CVE-2017-15394, CVE-2017-15395)
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15386 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15387 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15388 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15389 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15390 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15391 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15392 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15393 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15394 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15395 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5124 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5125 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5126 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5127 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5128 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5129 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5130 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5131 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5132 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5133 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-62.0.3202.62-2.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/
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:2997-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2997
Issue date: 2017-10-20
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
1503530 - CVE-2017-5124 chromium-browser: uxss with mhtml
1503531 - CVE-2017-5125 chromium-browser: heap overflow in skia
1503532 - CVE-2017-5126 chromium-browser: use after free in pdfium
1503533 - CVE-2017-5127 chromium-browser: use after free in pdfium
1503534 - CVE-2017-5128 chromium-browser: heap overflow in webgl
1503535 - CVE-2017-5129 chromium-browser: use after free in webaudio
1503536 - CVE-2017-5132 chromium-browser: incorrect stack manipulation in webassembly
1503537 - CVE-2017-5130 chromium-browser: heap overflow in libxml2
1503538 - CVE-2017-5131 chromium-browser: out of bounds write in skia
1503539 - CVE-2017-5133 chromium-browser: out of bounds write in skia
1503540 - CVE-2017-15386 chromium-browser: ui spoofing in blink
1503542 - CVE-2017-15387 chromium-browser: content security bypass
1503543 - CVE-2017-15388 chromium-browser: out of bounds read in skia
1503544 - CVE-2017-15389 chromium-browser: url spoofing in omnibox
1503545 - CVE-2017-15390 chromium-browser: url spoofing in omnibox
1503546 - CVE-2017-15391 chromium-browser: extension limitation bypass in extensions
1503547 - CVE-2017-15392 chromium-browser: incorrect registry key handling in platformintegration
1503548 - CVE-2017-15393 chromium-browser: referrer leak in devtools
1503549 - CVE-2017-15394 chromium-browser: url spoofing in extensions ui
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