Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201801-3 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 63.0.3239.108 are affected.
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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
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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
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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
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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