GLSA 201506-04: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 06/23/2015 |
| Bugs: | , , , |
| ID: | 201506-04 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in Chromium, the worst of which can cause arbitrary remote code execution.Background
Chromium is an open-source web browser project.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| www-client/chromium | < 43.0.2357.65 | >= 43.0.2357.65 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker can cause arbitrary remote code execution, Denial of Service or bypass of security mechanisms.
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-43.0.2357.65"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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