SUSE Security Update: Security update for Chromium
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:1490-1
Rating:             important
References:         #982719 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-1696 CVE-2016-1697 CVE-2016-1698
                    CVE-2016-1699 CVE-2016-1700 CVE-2016-1701
                    CVE-2016-1702 CVE-2016-1703
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
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   An update that fixes 8 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   Chromium was updated to 51.0.2704.79 to fix a number of security issues.
   [boo#982719]

   - CVE-2016-1696: Cross-origin bypass in Extension bindings
   - CVE-2016-1697: Cross-origin bypass in Blink
   - CVE-2016-1698: Information leak in Extension bindings
   - CVE-2016-1699: Parameter sanitization failure in DevTools
   - CVE-2016-1700: Use-after-free in Extensions
   - CVE-2016-1701: Use-after-free in Autofill
   - CVE-2016-1702: Out-of-bounds read in Skia
   - CVE-2016-1703: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other
     initiatives


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12:

      zypper in -t patch 5171=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (x86_64):

      chromedriver-51.0.2704.79-81.1
      chromedriver-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-81.1
      chromium-51.0.2704.79-81.1
      chromium-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-81.1
      chromium-debugsource-51.0.2704.79-81.1
      chromium-desktop-gnome-51.0.2704.79-81.1
      chromium-desktop-kde-51.0.2704.79-81.1
      chromium-ffmpegsumo-51.0.2704.79-81.1
      chromium-ffmpegsumo-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-81.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1696.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1697.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1698.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1699.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1700.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1701.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1702.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1703.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/982719

SuSE: 2016:1490-1: important: Chromium

June 4, 2016
An update that fixes 8 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

Chromium was updated to 51.0.2704.79 to fix a number of security issues. [boo#982719] - CVE-2016-1696: Cross-origin bypass in Extension bindings - CVE-2016-1697: Cross-origin bypass in Blink - CVE-2016-1698: Information leak in Extension bindings - CVE-2016-1699: Parameter sanitization failure in DevTools - CVE-2016-1700: Use-after-free in Extensions - CVE-2016-1701: Use-after-free in Autofill - CVE-2016-1702: Out-of-bounds read in Skia - CVE-2016-1703: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12: zypper in -t patch 5171=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (x86_64): chromedriver-51.0.2704.79-81.1 chromedriver-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-81.1 chromium-51.0.2704.79-81.1 chromium-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-81.1 chromium-debugsource-51.0.2704.79-81.1 chromium-desktop-gnome-51.0.2704.79-81.1 chromium-desktop-kde-51.0.2704.79-81.1 chromium-ffmpegsumo-51.0.2704.79-81.1 chromium-ffmpegsumo-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-81.1

References

#982719

Cross- CVE-2016-1696 CVE-2016-1697 CVE-2016-1698

CVE-2016-1699 CVE-2016-1700 CVE-2016-1701

CVE-2016-1702 CVE-2016-1703

Affected Products:

SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1696.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1697.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1698.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1699.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1700.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1701.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1702.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1703.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/982719

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1490-1
Rating: important

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