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Red Hat: RHSA-2018:3648-01 Important: Chromium Browser Memory Access Issue

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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-2018:3648-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3648
Issue date:        2018-11-26
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-17478 CVE-2018-17479 
====================================================================
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 70.0.3538.110.

Security Fix(es):

* chromium-browser: Use-after-free in GPU (CVE-2018-17479)

* chromium-browser: Out of bounds memory access in V8 (CVE-2018-17478)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in
the References section.

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/):

1648855 - CVE-2018-17478 chromium-browser: Out of bounds memory access in V8
1651487 - CVE-2018-17479 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in GPU

6. Package List:

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

i386:
chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm

x86_64:
chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm

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

i386:
chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm

x86_64:
chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm

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

i386:
chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm

x86_64:
chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.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-2018-17478
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17479
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat: RHSA-2018:3648-01 Important: Chromium Browser Memory Access Issue

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Calendar Grey November 26, 2018
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Significant patch for chromium-browser on Red Hat Enterprise Linux targeting major vulnerabilities related to security.
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 70.0.3538.110.
Security Fix(es):
* chromium-browser: Use-after-free in GPU (CVE-2018-17479)
* chromium-browser: Out of bounds memory access in V8 (CVE-2018-17478)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17478 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17479 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10.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-2018:3648-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Issue date: 2018-11-26

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

1648855 - CVE-2018-17478 chromium-browser: Out of bounds memory access in V8

1651487 - CVE-2018-17479 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in GPU

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