[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201801-03 ] Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201801-03
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: January 07, 2018
     Bugs: #640334, #641376
       ID: 201801-03

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome,
the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer,
faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

Google Chrome is one fast, simple, and secure browser for all your
devices

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  www-client/chromium      < 63.0.3239.108        >= 63.0.3239.108 
  2  www-client/google-chrome
                              < 63.0.3239.108        >= 63.0.3239.108 
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google
Chrome. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, bypass
content security controls, or conduct URL spoofing.

Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution
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All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-63.0.3239.108"

All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=www-client/google-chrome-63.0.3239.108"

References
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[  1 ] CVE-2017-15407
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15407
[  2 ] CVE-2017-15408
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15408
[  3 ] CVE-2017-15409
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15409
[  4 ] CVE-2017-15410
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15410
[  5 ] CVE-2017-15411

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