Gentoo: GLSA-202003-53: Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google Chrome. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Resolution
All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-80.0.3987.149"
All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=www-client/google-chrome-80.0.3987.149"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-6422 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6422 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-6424 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6424 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-6425 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6425 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-6426 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6426 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-6427 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6427 [ 6 ] CVE-2020-6428 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6428 [ 7 ] CVE-2020-6429 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6429 [ 8 ] CVE-2020-6449 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6449
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-53
Concerns
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.
Background
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
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/chromium < 80.0.3987.149 >= 80.0.3987.149 2 www-client/google-chrome < 80.0.3987.149 >= 80.0.3987.149 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted HTML or multimedia file using Chromium or Google Chrome, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.