MGASA-2024-0194 - Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 25 May 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0194.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2024-5157,
     CVE-2024-5158,
     CVE-2024-5159,
     CVE-2024-5160

The chromium-browser-stable package has been updated to the
125.0.6422.76 release. It includes 6 security fixes
Please, do note, that since some versions ago, only x86_64 is supported.
i586 support for linux was stopped some years ago and the community is
not able to provide patches anymore for the latest Chromium code..
High CVE-2024-5157: Use after free in Scheduling.
High CVE-2024-5158: Type Confusion in V8.
High CVE-2024-5159: Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE.
High CVE-2024-5160: Heap buffer overflow in Dawn.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33231
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5157
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5158
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5159
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5160

SRPMS:
- 9/tainted/chromium-browser-stable-125.0.6422.76-1.mga9.tainted

Mageia 2024-0194: chromium-browser-stable Security Advisory Updates

The chromium-browser-stable package has been updated to the 125.0.6422.76 release

Summary

The chromium-browser-stable package has been updated to the 125.0.6422.76 release. It includes 6 security fixes Please, do note, that since some versions ago, only x86_64 is supported. i586 support for linux was stopped some years ago and the community is not able to provide patches anymore for the latest Chromium code.. High CVE-2024-5157: Use after free in Scheduling. High CVE-2024-5158: Type Confusion in V8. High CVE-2024-5159: Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE. High CVE-2024-5160: Heap buffer overflow in Dawn.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33231

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5157

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5158

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5159

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5160

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0194 - Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 9/tainted/chromium-browser-stable-125.0.6422.76-1.mga9.tainted

Severity
Publication date: 25 May 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0194.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-5157, CVE-2024-5158, CVE-2024-5159, CVE-2024-5160

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