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Red Hat: RHSA-2020-3560-01 Important: Chromium-Browser Security Update

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Calendar Grey August 26, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat releases important security update for chromium-browser in Enterprise Linux 6, addressing multiple issues.
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 84.0.4147.135.
Security Fix(es):
* chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2020-6542)
* chromium-browser: Use after free in task scheduling (CVE-2020-6543)
* chromium-browser: Use after free in media (CVE-2020-6544)
* chromium-browser: Use after free in audio (CVE-2020-6545)
* chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in installer (CVE-2020-6546)
* chromium-browser: Incorrect security UI in media (CVE-2020-6547)
* chromium-browser: Heap buffer overflow in Skia (CVE-2020-6548)
* chromium-browser: Use after free in media (CVE-2020-6549)
* chromium-browser: Use after free in IndexedDB (CVE-2020-6550)
* chromium-browser: Use after free in WebXR (CVE-2020-6551)
* chromium-browser: Use after free in Blink (CVE-2020-6552)
* chromium-browser: Use after free in offline mode (CVE-2020-6553)
* chromium-browser: Heap buffer overflow in SwiftShader (CVE-2020-6556)
* chromium-browser: Use after free in extensions (CVE-2020-6554)
* chromium-browser: Out of bounds read in WebGL (CVE-2020-6555)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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Topics Covered

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6542 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6543 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6544 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6545 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6546 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6547 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6548 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6549 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6550 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6551 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6552 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6553 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6554 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6555 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6556 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
i686: chromium-browser-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6):
i686: chromium-browser-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
i686: chromium-browser-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64: chromium-browser-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: chromium-browser-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-84.0.4147.135-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
i686:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:3560-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3560
Issue date: 2020-08-26

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update red hat security fix important chromium-browser supplementary

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, i686, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) - i686, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, i686, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, i686, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1867939 - CVE-2020-6542 chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE

1867940 - CVE-2020-6543 chromium-browser: Use after free in task scheduling

1867941 - CVE-2020-6544 chromium-browser: Use after free in media

1867942 - CVE-2020-6545 chromium-browser: Use after free in audio

1867943 - CVE-2020-6546 chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in installer

1867944 - CVE-2020-6547 chromium-browser: Incorrect security UI in media

1867945 - CVE-2020-6548 chromium-browser: Heap buffer overflow in Skia

1867946 - CVE-2020-6549 chromium-browser: Use after free in media

1867947 - CVE-2020-6550 chromium-browser: Use after free in IndexedDB

1867948 - CVE-2020-6551 chromium-browser: Use after free in WebXR

1867949 - CVE-2020-6552 chromium-browser: Use after free in Blink

1867950 - CVE-2020-6553 chromium-browser: Use after free in offline mode

1867951 - CVE-2020-6554 chromium-browser: Use after free in extensions

1867952 - CVE-2020-6555 chromium-browser: Out of bounds read in WebGL

1870002 - CVE-2020-6556 chromium-browser: Heap buffer overflow in SwiftShader

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