GLSA 201801-03: Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/07/2018
Bugs:	#640334, #641376
ID:	201801-03

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	< 63.0.3239.108	>= 63.0.3239.108	All supported architectures
www-client/google-chrome	< 63.0.3239.108	>= 63.0.3239.108	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google Chrome. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below 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 are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution

All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=www-client/chromium-63.0.3239.108"

All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=www-client/google-chrome-63.0.3239.108"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201801-03.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.