GLSA 201710-24: Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/23/2017
Bugs:	#634664
ID:	201710-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

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	Architecture(s)
www-client/chromium	< 62.0.3202.62	>= 62.0.3202.62	All supported architectures
www-client/google-chrome	< 62.0.3202.62	>= 62.0.3202.62	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google Chrome. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome Releases for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, bypass content security controls, or conduct URL spoofing.

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-62.0.3202.62"
    

All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/google-chrome-62.0.3202.62"

References

• CVE-2017-15386
• CVE-2017-15387
• CVE-2017-15388
• CVE-2017-15389
• CVE-2017-15390
• CVE-2017-15391
• CVE-2017-15392
• CVE-2017-15393
• CVE-2017-15394
• CVE-2017-15395
• CVE-2017-5124
• CVE-2017-5125
• CVE-2017-5126
• CVE-2017-5127
• CVE-2017-5128
• CVE-2017-5129
• CVE-2017-5130
• CVE-2017-5131
• CVE-2017-5132
• CVE-2017-5133
• Google Chrome Releases

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201710-24.xml

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.

License

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