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Red Hat 6: RHSA-2016:0707-01 Important: Chromium Security Threat

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,. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: chromium-browser security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:0707-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0707.html Issue date: 2016-05-02 CVE Names: CVE-2016-1660 CVE-2016-1661 CVE-2016-1662 CVE-2016-1663 CVE-2016-1664 CVE-2016-1665 CVE-2016-1666 ==================================================================== 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 50.0.2661.94. 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-2016-1660, CVE-2016-1661, CVE-2016-1662, CVE-2016-1663, CVE-2016-1666, CVE-2016-1664, CVE-2016-1665) 4. Solution: For details on howto 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/): 1331635 - CVE-2016-1660 chromium-browser: out-of-bounds write in blink 1331636 - CVE-2016-1661 chromium-browser: memory corruption in cross-process frames 1331637 - CVE-2016-1662 chromium-browser: use-after-free in extensions 1331638 - CVE-2016-1663 chromium-browser: use-after-free in blink's v8 bindings 1331639 - CVE-2016-1664 chromium-browser: address bar spoofing 1331640 - CVE-2016-1665 chromium-browser: information leak in v8 1331642 - CVE-2016-1666 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6): i386: chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6): i386: chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6): i386: chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: chromium-browser-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.x86_64.rpm chromium-browser-debuginfo-50.0.2661.94-1.el6.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-2016-1660 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1661 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1662 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1663 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1664 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1665 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1666 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFXJ1oSXlSAg2UNWIIRAvTEAJ423okITxvy0xAVHaeqyAkJVtiUwgCfdG1H riVPeT+r9Tb50zPQ5eYHFwE=q53I -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Uncover essential modifications for the chromium-browser impacting Red Hat, focusing on detected vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies.. Red Hat Security Update, Chromium Patch, Web Browser Security. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 02, 2016 •Important Red Hat