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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201709-25
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: September 25, 2017
     Bugs: #631784
       ID: 201709-25

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, 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.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  www-client/chromium      < 61.0.3163.100        >= 61.0.3163.100 

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

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround 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-61.0.3163.100"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5121
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5121
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-5122
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5122

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-25

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/