GLSA 201502-13: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 02/17/2015 |
| Bugs: | , |
| ID: | 201502-13 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, the worst of which can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service or gain escalated privileges.Background
Chromium is an open-source web browser project.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| www-client/chromium | < 40.0.2214.111 | >= 40.0.2214.111 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition, gain privileges via a filesystem: URI, or have other unspecified impact.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=www-client/chromium-40.0.2214.111"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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