openSUSE Security Update: Security update for chromium
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2023:0277-1
Rating:             critical
References:         #1215776 #1215778 
Cross-References:   CVE-2023-5186 CVE-2023-5187 CVE-2023-5217
                   
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2023-5217 (SUSE): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5
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   An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for chromium fixes the following issues:

   - Chromium 117.0.5938.132 (boo#1215776):
     * CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx
       (boo#1215778)
     * CVE-2023-5186: Use after free in Passwords
     * CVE-2023-5187: Use after free in Extensions

   - Chromium 117.0.5938.92:
     * stability improvements


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2023-277=1

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2023-277=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64):

      chromedriver-117.0.5938.132-bp155.2.40.1
      chromedriver-debuginfo-117.0.5938.132-bp155.2.40.1
      chromium-117.0.5938.132-bp155.2.40.1
      chromium-debuginfo-117.0.5938.132-bp155.2.40.1

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4 (aarch64 x86_64):

      chromedriver-117.0.5938.132-bp154.2.126.1
      chromium-117.0.5938.132-bp154.2.126.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5186.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5187.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5217.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1215776
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1215778

openSUSE: 2023:0277-1 critical: chromium

September 29, 2023
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available

Description

This update for chromium fixes the following issues: - Chromium 117.0.5938.132 (boo#1215776): * CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx (boo#1215778) * CVE-2023-5186: Use after free in Passwords * CVE-2023-5187: Use after free in Extensions - Chromium 117.0.5938.92: * stability improvements

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2023-277=1 - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2023-277=1


Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64): chromedriver-117.0.5938.132-bp155.2.40.1 chromedriver-debuginfo-117.0.5938.132-bp155.2.40.1 chromium-117.0.5938.132-bp155.2.40.1 chromium-debuginfo-117.0.5938.132-bp155.2.40.1 - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4 (aarch64 x86_64): chromedriver-117.0.5938.132-bp154.2.126.1 chromium-117.0.5938.132-bp154.2.126.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5186.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5187.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5217.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1215776 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1215778


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2023:0277-1
Rating: critical
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4 openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 .

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