=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5350-1
March 28, 2022

chromium-browser vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Chromium could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially
crafted input.

Software Description:
- chromium-browser: Chromium web browser, open-source version of Chrome

Details:

It was discovered that Chromium incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  chromium-browser                99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5350-1
  CVE-2022-1096

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 5350-1: Chromium vulnerability

March 29, 2022
Chromium could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: chromium-browser 99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5350-1

CVE-2022-1096

Severity
March 28, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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